(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software that is intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple AirPods Pro headphones.

Hearing loss affects about 30 million people over 12 years old in the U.S. Traditional prescription hearing aids can cost upwards of $6,000, and insurance isn’t

If you're in the market for hearing aids, Apple's AirPods Pro 2 are now FDA-authorized OTC hearing devices, and they're much less expensive than most other similar OTC devices.