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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p>Hearing News Watch - Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 12:50 PM<o:p></o:p></p><h1>Getting Up to Speed on OTC<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><img width=1280 height=720 style='width:13.3333in;height:7.5in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearingnewswatch/files/2022/11/featurd-2022-11-03T091747.164.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p><p>Since the new FDA regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhearinghealthmatters.org%2Fhearingnewswatch%2F2022%2Ffda-issues-final-otc-hearing-aid-rule%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C91d1dafbd446441219d808dac532ae0b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638039118700176744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=J2JiS32l4gkzZOCw4IKI1BB6ZWqNwSoWE4NHXCIsC7E%3D&reserved=0">went into effect</a> last month, there have been many questions and comments about them. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Such questions as: <o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>How might OTC devices differ from prescribed hearing aids? <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Where can consumers buy these products? <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>What exactly do the regulations say about how they are to be manufactured and sold? <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p>Rather than reading long, pedantic articles about FDA rules, comments, and codes, HHTM has decided to re-up some of our more recent videos that summarize what several experts say about OTC devices. <o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Breaking Down the OTC Hearing Aid Guidelines: A Closer Look at the New Regulations</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>[embedded content] <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhearinghealthmatters.org%2Fthisweek%2F2022%2Faudiology-hearing-specialist-otc-hearing-aid-regulations%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C91d1dafbd446441219d808dac532ae0b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638039118700176744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Px1XCn7q%2FkGZ1lOJ%2FkUZ8WXPXKcasFLgA92IGXO2F84%3D&reserved=0"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>OTC Hearing Aids: Hearing Professional Perspective on FDA’s Final Regulations</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>[embedded content] <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhearinghealthmatters.org%2Fthisweek%2F2022%2Fotc-hearing-aids-manufacturer-opinion%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C91d1dafbd446441219d808dac532ae0b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638039118700176744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yUxS782hzVXKYndd1AkzmkZyct%2FnNLpgJNTOmHybjJg%3D&reserved=0"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>OTC Hearing Aids: Hearing Device Manufacturers Share Perspective on FDA’s Final Regulations</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>[embedded content] <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhearinghealthmatters.org%2Fthisweek%2F2022%2Fotc-part-audiology-practice-valente%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C91d1dafbd446441219d808dac532ae0b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638039118700176744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uB8DuikuSyuvbMAWwTtncHRUDAryM46PdUMBstls9eA%3D&reserved=0"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Successfully Integrating OTC Hearing Aids into an Audiology Practice</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>[embedded content] <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhearinghealthmatters.org%2Fthisweek%2F2022%2Fsony-otc-hearing-aids-wsa-barmentlo%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C91d1dafbd446441219d808dac532ae0b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638039118700176744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BxIltZSyX6s6VPNVcRuWc%2BD6ezmCF2I7tvxjTYtjXDo%3D&reserved=0"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sony OTC Hearing Aid Partnership with WS Audiology: Interview with Maarten Barmentlo</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>[embedded content] <o:p></o:p></p><p class=entry-title><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhearinghealthmatters.org%2Fthisweek%2F2022%2Fotc-hearing-aids-kelley-eberts-hannan-bellavia%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C91d1dafbd446441219d808dac532ae0b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638039118700176744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1zX3aAMQ1oTFuSyG6G00g5ZZg6FrUfhMmhWo%2BB6BknQ%3D&reserved=0"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>OTC Hearing Aids – Consumer Perspective on the FDA Issuing Final Regulations</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>[embedded content] <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhearinghealthmatters.org%2Fhearingnewswatch%2F2022%2Fgetting-up-to-speed-on-otc%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C91d1dafbd446441219d808dac532ae0b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638039118700176744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jPD2XzBr5rostWOXsGMRugI1AoDMcfrubrMlHvbatq8%3D&reserved=0">https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearingnewswatch/2022/getting-up-to-speed-on-otc/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>