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Millions of people get frustrated every day trying to insert their hearing aids, and many just give up. Now a simple, inexpensive hearing aid Retrofit provides a no-slip “groove” in the surface of the hearing aid, so the fingertip does not slip off during attempted insertion. The estimated cost? $15 or less.

The Retrofit – called Gruv Button™ Retrofit – is a small, plastic sleeve that slides over the existing speaker, which is inserted into the ear canal. Crucially, the award-winning innovation provides the positive, no-slip interface – the groove – between the fingertip and the speaker end-surface, facilitating sufficiently deep insertion. As the developer describes it, “It Fits the Fingertip!”

The hearing aid insertion problem is pervasive and well-recognized. It is documented in a groundbreaking 2022 Hearing Industries Association-commissioned MarkeTrak survey, which revealed that 40 percent of new hearing aid users find it difficult to insert their hearing aids.
Frustration with insertion causes many to abandon their hearing care program entirely. This can lead to social isolation, cognitive decline, and other health, safety, and lifestyle related consequences. This is one of the industry’s most widespread user-experience problems.

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