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The FCC issues new rules that will require all mobile phones sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids, "after a transition period" (Will Shanklin/Engadget) (www.techmeme.com)

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Will Shanklin / Engadget: The FCC issues new rules that will require all mobile phones sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids, “after a transition period” — With the number of Americans 65 and older expected to balloon by nearly 50 percent by 2050, the rules will ensure those with hearing loss …

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[–] sartalon 1 points 1 month ago

Considering how much hearing aids cost, the honus should be mostly on the hearing aid manufacturers. That shit is stupid expensive. Fuck Phonak, and I don't even have to pay for mine.

-Hearing aid wearer.

My complaint is ENTIRELY on its Bluetooth functionality. It does not play well with any phone and requires constant reinstalls of the app/connection whenever I get a new phone or aid, or the app gets updated.

It will show as connected but then not actually be connected for the purposes of audio delivery. Forget connecting to anything you can't install the app to either.