At least they haven’t been in recent history. However, that might change soon. For the first-time ever, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized an over-the-counter hearing aid software.

In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Apple's Hearing Aid Feature (HAF). It is the first over-the-counter hearing aid software that can be used with a version of the AirPods Pro ...

Apple has secured the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) first-ever approval for Bluetooth earbuds to be sold as over-the-counter hearing aids. Beginning this fall, AirPods Pro 2 users with ...

The FDA has officially authorized an over-the-counter hearing aid software. Some compatible versions of Apple AirPods Pro earphones will soon be able to be used as a hearing aid.

An upcoming Apple software update will allow some AirPods to double as over-the-counter hearing aids. Only 1 in 6 American adults with hearing loss wears hearing aids.

The FDA has now approved the newest Apple Airpods as hearing aids, which comes as a software update by the tech company.

For the first-time ever the FDA has approved an over-the-counter hearing aid software, and HFA will work with versions of Apple AirPods Pro.

Home > Consumer Electronics Apple's AirPods Pro 2 Receive FDA's First-Ever OTC Hearing Aid Approval The $250 Bluetooth earbuds will begin to provide software-enabled hearing assistance this fall.

SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software device, Hearing Aid Feature ...