KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell October 19, 2021 22:44:00
Dollars. more affordable devices could soon be available and over the counter. here's cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook. >> same thing on this ear, okay? >> reporter: the proposed f.d.a. rule could be a financial relief for the nearly 30 million americans with hearing difficulties. >> i just felt it was mandatory. i mean, it's-- you get glasses because you can't see. you need to get something to help you to hear. >> reporter: the proposed f.d.a. rules would establish official technical guidelines for these devices and allow hearing aids to be sold directly to consumers over t...