This e-book takes readers through the labyrinth of hearing aids, hearables, gadgets, and gizmos.
The authors are leaders and international experts in the discipline of hearing.
PSAPs (Personal Sound Amplification Products) provide an alternate to traditional amplification
for those having hearing loss. Their use and sale, along with hearing aids, have become
controversial issues among hearing professionals and those who consider them as consumer
goods and justifiable for OTC (over-the-counter) sales. This difference is currently under
scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission and FDA, with decisions pending on whether and
how OTC sales of hearing aids should be accomplished.
This e-book consists of a compilation of articles appearing on the Internet site of Hearing Health
and Technology Matters (http://hearinghealthmatters.org/) over the past five years. It charts
this historic journey and decision, providing featured arguments for the various positions taken
by hearing professionals, PSAP providers, consumer product providers, and the general public.
But, even more, the Big Fat PSAP e-book provides a wealth of useful information for anyone
who has a hearing loss and is looking for solutions to manage their listening expectations,
describing what is available and what is coming in the future. Additionally, the book covers
hearing device distribution systems, hearing aid care, technology, innovations in meeting
consumer demands, and where new technology is taking the discipline of hearing – from
hearing aids, to PSAPs, to hearables, to smart phone use, to how the various devices respond
when being used to listen to music. The content provides a background to those who are
thinking of amplification and will prepare them to make informed decisions in the shifting sands
of amplified hearing care.
The authors are leaders and international experts in the discipline of hearing.
PSAPs (Personal Sound Amplification Products) provide an alternate to traditional amplification
for those having hearing loss. Their use and sale, along with hearing aids, have become
controversial issues among hearing professionals and those who consider them as consumer
goods and justifiable for OTC (over-the-counter) sales. This difference is currently under
scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission and FDA, with decisions pending on whether and
how OTC sales of hearing aids should be accomplished.
This e-book consists of a compilation of articles appearing on the Internet site of Hearing Health
and Technology Matters (http://hearinghealthmatters.org/) over the past five years. It charts
this historic journey and decision, providing featured arguments for the various positions taken
by hearing professionals, PSAP providers, consumer product providers, and the general public.
But, even more, the Big Fat PSAP e-book provides a wealth of useful information for anyone
who has a hearing loss and is looking for solutions to manage their listening expectations,
describing what is available and what is coming in the future. Additionally, the book covers
hearing device distribution systems, hearing aid care, technology, innovations in meeting
consumer demands, and where new technology is taking the discipline of hearing – from
hearing aids, to PSAPs, to hearables, to smart phone use, to how the various devices respond
when being used to listen to music. The content provides a background to those who are
thinking of amplification and will prepare them to make informed decisions in the shifting sands
of amplified hearing care.
