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FDA approval means you can call them hearing aids, not just some marketing term.



Either way it's just a label. You've already been able to do the same thing for years. Just use the free Mimi hearing test app, save the audiogram to Health, then apply it in headphone accommodations.


https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/hearing-aids/otc-hearing...

Seems like they are regulated for safety, and there are lots of (decent) requirements.




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