Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are now available for purchase without a prescription, but the implications of this change for audiologists and the public is just beginning to play out.

Audiologist and researcher Marcia Hay-McCutcheon is asking questions about what these devices might mean for people living in rural areas with no audiology services, and she’s taking those questions on the road. She’ll be conducting her research from a 40-foot long, 33,000-pound mobile clinic, part of the Hear Here Alabama Project.

Read the transcript at on.asha.org/podcast