This week we're checking out Sony's new hearing aids, Work Appropriate with Anne Helen Petersen, Compostable clothing, Uni Watch comes to Substack, and the Hard Fork podcast!
I'm not sure where this 'Sony hearing aid thing' will end. At the moment I am scared that they are allowed. How about testing these devices? Are they tested by a national institute which checks if they meet requirements of health gadgets?
You're absolutely right Paul! It's still the early days of this hearing aid free-for-all in the US, so we shall see. I'll need to do a bit more research but I imagine that they test the Sony hearing aids in a similar way to how they test their earbuds. I don't know of a national body that requires other testing right now. Having said that, Sony is obviously a huge company with a lot of experience in product testing, I hope they ran the product by some medical professionals who typically work with hearing aids. But it's a fine line between a hearing aid that doubles as a bluetooth earbud and a set of earbuds that may have sound amplification to improve your hearing. Lots of grey area here!
I'm not sure where this 'Sony hearing aid thing' will end. At the moment I am scared that they are allowed. How about testing these devices? Are they tested by a national institute which checks if they meet requirements of health gadgets?
You're absolutely right Paul! It's still the early days of this hearing aid free-for-all in the US, so we shall see. I'll need to do a bit more research but I imagine that they test the Sony hearing aids in a similar way to how they test their earbuds. I don't know of a national body that requires other testing right now. Having said that, Sony is obviously a huge company with a lot of experience in product testing, I hope they ran the product by some medical professionals who typically work with hearing aids. But it's a fine line between a hearing aid that doubles as a bluetooth earbud and a set of earbuds that may have sound amplification to improve your hearing. Lots of grey area here!