{"id":3523,"date":"2022-10-28T13:31:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2022-10-28T13:32:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:32:40","slug":"abc11-news-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/2022\/10\/abc11-news-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC11 News Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the finalization of the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid legislation, news organizations around the state have been looking for trustworthy information. In October, two experts from the UNC Hearing and Communication Center were highlighted.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former UNC AuD Class of 2019 graduate, and now Doctor of Audiology, Dr. Anne Marie Egan was interviewed in the following story:<a href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/hearing-aids-over-the-counter-fda-rule-change-who-can-buy-without-prescripton\/12338447\/\"> Click HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty audiologist Dr. Patricia Johnson, AuD was featured during the live broadcast with ABC11&#8217;s Joel Brown. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/12339914\/\">Watch her feature at minute 8 HERE.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are so proud to be a source of reliable and fact-based information regarding the pros and cons of OTC Hearing Aids. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/our-services\/over-the-counter-hearing-aid-act-h-r-1652\/\">Learn more about this new class of technology.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the finalization of the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid legislation, news organizations around the state have been looking for trustworthy information. 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