A hearing aid is an assistive device that amplifies sound to improve a person’s ability to hear and communicate with others. Hearing aids can help someone with hearing loss be more aware of sounds in ...

For decades, the only way to get a hearing aid was to visit a doctor and have one prescribed for you—probably in a strip mall office advertised on the marquee only with “HEARING AIDS” in block letters ...

Often, it can take close to a decade for people with hearing loss to decide to get help. The cost of hearing aids—which can top $7,000 a pair—has long been one of the chief reasons for the delay.