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New, lower-price hearing aids promise to help people with mild to moderate hearing loss. But when you buy one, how well does it work out?Six months ago, over-the-counter hearing aids began showing up in retail stores and websites following a new rule by the Food and Drug Administration. They offer an attractive alternative to doctor-prescribed hearing aids, which can cost $5,000 or more and come with a deeper commitment. Though sales of these over-the-counter models are up, the better gauge of their success…

LAS VEGAS—The smartphone revolution of the past decade, which reduced the cost of super-efficient processors and tiny cameras, is now enabling innovators to create subtler, more effective tools to assist people with disabilities.Accessibility is among the consumer trends in focus in Las Vegas this week at CES, a global technology bazaar where companies offer clues about what’s coming in the year ahead and beyond. Cosmo Moore, who is 39, is a stay-at-home dad living with a genetic vision…

Do you have trouble hearing what people are saying on TV? There are many ways you can improve the audio if you know where to look. More people have turned on closed captions in recent years, reading along as they watch a movie or show. Most say they have trouble hearing dialogue. That results in part because of the production process, the downside of on-location recording, mumbling actors and creative mixing by the studios. But even clean audio can be harder to hear now that TVs have become so thin. Their embedded…

A $249 pair of Apple Inc. earphones might help some people hear almost as well as hearing aids that cost many times more.A study published Tuesday in the journal iScience found that a sound amplification feature on Apple’s AirPods Pro helped adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss hear speech nearly as well as two prescription hearing aids. The study compared two kinds of Apple earphones to two hearing aids from other companies. “They won’t replace hearing aids but it’s a good way for…

Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are finally hitting store shelves this week, following approval in August by the Food and Drug Administration. Instead of paying several thousand dollars for a pair of doctor-prescribed hearing aids, consumers now can save money by buying them online and at retail stores. About 37.5 million American adults have some hearing problems, but only about one-fifth of people who would benefit from a hearing aid use one, according to the FDA. High costs,…

Closed captions are cool now. Just ask anyone under 40.More viewers, especially younger ones, are using tools that transcribe dialogue in the content they’re watching online, from Netflix NFLX 2.02% movies to TikTok videos. This isn’t just about watching “Squid Game” drama in Korean with English subtitles. Closed captions—which display text in the same language as the original audio—have been crucial for a long time for many people with hearing loss.…