Hybrid hearing care startup Yes Hearing raised a $10 million Series A, CEO Sam Shear tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: An estimated 1 in 5 people in the U.S. over age 12 has hearing loss in one or both ears, per a study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, and while the prevalence of the condition increases with age, Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids or exams for fitting hearing aids.