{"id":12184,"date":"2024-08-05T21:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12184"},"modified":"2024-08-05T21:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T21:05:49","slug":"jlab-hear-otc-hearing-aid-review-super-affordable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12184","title":{"rendered":"JLab Hear OTC Hearing Aid Review: Super Affordable"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If a hearing<\/span> aid, at its most fundamental, is designed to re-create sounds, why can\u2019t it also work like standard wireless earbuds<\/a>? That\u2019s the question JLab answers with its Hear OTC Hearing Aid & Earbuds<\/a>, and with a resounding response: Yes, it can.<\/p>\n

JLab\u2019s Hear looks like normal earbuds because that\u2019s what the company is known for<\/a>, with more than a dozen models of earbuds on the market in all shapes, sizes, and capabilities. The Hear OTC is its only hearing aid product<\/a>, a two-in-one device that switches surprisingly seamlessly between the two modes. (It can\u2019t\u2014and probably shouldn\u2019t\u2014do simultaneous duty.)<\/p>\n

Note that the JLab Hear is technically not a true hearing aid but a personal sound amplification product<\/a> (PSAP) that has not been formally approved as an OTC hearing aid by the FDA\u2014although JLab markets it as such. That said, it performed as well as or better than many official hearing aids in my testing, but individual mileage will undoubtedly vary.<\/p>\n

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Available in black, white, or beige (should you want to replicate an old-school hearing aid<\/a> experience), these chunky devices aren\u2019t exactly discreet<\/a>, weighing a hefty 4.94 grams each. They aren\u2019t uncomfortable, but they are bulky and can weigh you down over time. There\u2019s no hiding these aids when you have them in.<\/p>\n

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