Medtech Monthly, Ep. 5: Eargo CEO Discusses OTC Hearing Aids
Executive Summary
Listen up! In this episode of Medtech Monthly, Eargo CEO Christian Gormsen discusses the newly created OTC category for hearing aids.
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