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The move, in August 2022, to allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter is positive in this regard, with OTC options ranging from $99 to $3,000.

Apple is the latest mover in the OTC market, with software being launched later this month that will enable its AirPods Pro 2 to be used as hearing aids—at least for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss.

Especially as we move into the era of OTC hearing aids, medical professionals and OTC salespeople, backed up by public education campaigns, should routinely describe hearing aids the way that my audiologist introduced them to me.

Even more relevant, OTC now have the Seahawks at $3.39 million over the cap in effective cap space, which takes into account the cap hits for the other seven draft picks.

“Heading to your local convenience or retail store for OTC birth control and not having to wait weeks or even months for a medical appointment is a game changer.”