Hearing Aids

hearing-aids_custom-a9d8eb9b74fdf67d8831dacbf069fb528f3068b7-s800-c85.jpgFour out of five older Americans with hearing loss just ignore it, in part because a hearing aid is an unwelcome sign of aging. But what if hearing aids looked like stylish fashion accessories and could be bought at your local pharmacy like reading glasses?

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The device is a small circular instrument that fits snugly in the ear. It can be adjusted to individual hearing using a smartphone app to control volume, cut out background noise or turn up the sound in a theater. "It's pretty much a hearing aid," says Liu, except the company isn't allowed to call it that.

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