Will AI replace Hearing Aid Specialists?

Why this score

AI is already performing hearing assessments, fitting algorithms, and real-time adjustment of hearing aids with minimal human involvement. Direct-to-consumer hearing devices with self-calibrating software are eliminating the need for in-person fitting appointments, and over-the-counter hearing aids authorized by the FDA are accelerating this shift. The counseling and relationship-building parts of your work remain harder to automate, but they alone cannot sustain a full-time role. If your day still revolves around audiograms and device programming, you need to ask what you'll be doing when the device does both for the patient at home.

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