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FDA Clears Samsung Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid Feature for OTC Use
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THE BRIEF
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Samsung's Hearing Aid feature as an over-the-counter solution for users aged 18 and older with mild to moderate hearing loss.
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The feature, currently available on Galaxy Buds3 Pro and Buds4 Pro, uses clinical-grade pure-tone audiometry via the Samsung Health app to generate personalized audiograms for each ear.
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The technology amplifies specific frequencies based on user profiles and includes noise elimination and beamforming to assist users in noisy environments, addressing a global issue affecting 1.5 billion people.