FDA Clears Samsung Galaxy Buds as OTC Hearing Aids
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- Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro 4 will work as over-the-counter hearing aids, bringing a feature PhoneArena frames as one of the best AirPods Pro capabilities to Samsung's earbuds
- techtimes.com reports the FDA cleared select Samsung Galaxy Buds as OTC hearing aids using the same algorithm found in $4,600 prescription hearing devices
Why it matters: Samsung Galaxy Buds buyers gain FDA-cleared hearing aid functionality in earbuds that undercut the $4,600 prescription devices using the same algorithm — though the source doesn't specify which models are cleared or when the feature activates.
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