{
  "id": 14726788,
  "title": "Why it's still hard to get the right over-the-counter hearing aid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/why-its-still-hard-to-get-the-right-over-the-counter-hearing-aid",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:00:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-hard-counter-aid.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Someone shopping for an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid may have to sort through dozens of products, determine which ones are regulated by the FDA, figure out what insurance will cover and find an expert willing to help choose and set up a device.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}