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4. AirPods? Lol

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 19, 2021, 11:18 AM

Oct 2021

Mrs unblock and I were recently at a restaurant that was just way too noisy. Was couldn't hear each other.

I popped in my AirPods and and turned on noise canceling and it worked great! It lowered the volume on the background noise much more than it lowered the volume on Mrs unblock, so I could hear here fine.

Anyway, I have no hearing loss afaik, but if something like that is available for anyone why not hearing aids for people who need them more than I do?

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Hearing aids without a prescription or an exam? The FDA takes big step toward making that happen. [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 OP

This was part of a bill put together by Elizabeth Warren w/ some help from Grassley rurallib Oct 2021 #1

What did they say? Champp Oct 2021 #2

Is it really wise, though? frazzled Oct 2021 #3

I don't think any of this is precluding those needing presecription devices BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #5

Yes. Hearing aid technology is leaping forward, and this is breaking Hortensis Oct 2021 #21

I tried OTC aids. My opinion? Waste of money. Scottie Mom Oct 2021 #25

Thanks, that is what I was trying to say frazzled Oct 2021 #27

Absolutely! Scottie Mom Oct 2021 #28

AirPods? Lol unblock Oct 2021 #4

I think that is the type of "innovation" (including repurposing) BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #7

KnR Hekate Oct 2021 #6

If this also lowers the cost it would be great. I'm an advocate of some kind of exam though ... Auggie Oct 2021 #8

Yep Sgent Oct 2021 #9

IMHO BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #10

I lost about 30% of my hearing in the past several years... Archae Oct 2021 #11

Ear buds with a mic could easily auto-adjust for each ear via a phone app NullTuples Oct 2021 #15

That's how mine work Randomthought Oct 2021 #17

This could have huge impact on the industry DavidDvorkin Oct 2021 #12

I would like to know where the $5,000 comes from. LogicFirst Oct 2021 #13

The OP article is actually linking to a White House Fact Sheet BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #16

Dementia risk increases with hearing impairment so this proposal will have even greater impact. JudyM Oct 2021 #14

CPAP next? keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #18

In this case BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #20

I had a CPAP machine from the VA but after a while the pressure wasn't enough. marie999 Oct 2021 #24

The hearing aid industry is the biggest medical ripoff of all. MineralMan Oct 2021 #19

I had a hearing test through the VA. marie999 Oct 2021 #22

I had posted the portion of a 2017 law upthread BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #23

can we put cpap machine in there too? catsudon Oct 2021 #26