The new per-session service connects Elehear device owners with licensed audiologists via live video, aiming to close the professional support gap that persists in the OTC hearing care market. Elehear , an AI hearing technology company, has launched ElePro Plus, a live tele-audiology service that gives users one-on-one access to licensed professionals remotely through the Elehear app....
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No actionable change for traditional clinic-based audiologists; however, practitioners should be aware that OTC tele-audiology services are expanding and may influence patient expectations around remote care delivery.
The growth of per-session tele-audiology services for OTC users signals an evolving care delivery model that could reshape how audiologists engage with self-fit hearing aid consumers.
- 01Elehear's ElePro Plus is a pay-per-session live tele-audiology service for OTC hearing aid users.
- 02Users connect with licensed audiologists via video call for remote support and device adjustments.
- 03The service targets the professional support gap identified in the OTC hearing aid market.
- 04OTC hearing aids became legally available to adults in the US without a prescription in 2022.
- 05No clinical outcome data are provided; this is a product/service launch announcement.
ElePro Plus addresses a professional support gap in the OTC hearing aid market.
press releasepartially supportedLicensed audiologists are available to OTC hearing aid users via live video sessions through ElePro Plus.
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