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Eargo hearing aids are certified Class 2 medical devices. Their design is modeled after the standard fishing fly, with a small speaker surrounded by medical-grade silicone fibers (for which the company uses the trademark Flexi Fibers); the fibers allow natural bass sounds to flow more freely into the
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