{"id":13028,"date":"2022-09-06T10:58:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=13028"},"modified":"2022-09-06T10:58:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:58:08","slug":"following-fda-decision-on-otc-hearing-aids-cbs58-and-spectrum-spotlight-hus-expertise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/following-fda-decision-on-otc-hearing-aids-cbs58-and-spectrum-spotlight-hus-expertise\/","title":{"rendered":"Following FDA decision on OTC hearing aids, CBS58 and Spectrum spotlight Hu\u2019s expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/news\/2022\/07\/14\/uwm-professor-aims-to-improve-access-to-hearing-aids#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Yi-Hu-Spectrum-News-Interview.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Yi-Hu-Spectrum-News-Interview.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Yi-Hu-Spectrum-News-Interview-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Yi-Hu-Spectrum-News-Interview-768x370.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the FDA\u2019s recent landmark decision to allow the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids, CBS58 and Spectrum News interviewed Yi Hu, associate professor, electrical engineering, and Santosh Yegnaraman, a PhD candidate and a member of Hu\u2019s team, on Aug. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In preparation for the revolution in hearing technology, Hu had developed a prototype of a hearing aid and a companion Bluetooth app he hopes to bring to mass market by 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With this new FDA guideline, I would expect that more people would start using the devices because this dramatically lowers the cost and removes the barrier to access audiologists,&#8221; 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