Last updated: March 14, 2026
Hearo is a wellness and informational tool designed to help users understand their hearing patterns and preferences through our “HearingType” personality classification system. Hearo does NOT provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and is NOT a substitute for professional audiological evaluation or medical consultation.
Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional for any questions regarding a medical condition, diagnosis, or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of information provided through Hearo.
Hearo is intended for general wellness and educational purposes only. Our HearingType system is a personality classification framework (similar in concept to Myers-Briggs personality types) applied to hearing patterns. It is designed to help you:
Hearo is not intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent any disease, disorder, or condition, including hearing loss.
While Hearo utilizes clinical hearing terminology (such as dB HL thresholds, Pure Tone Average calculations, and severity classifications like Mild, Moderate, Moderately Severe, Severe, and Profound), this terminology is used for descriptive and educational purposes only to help users understand their hearing profiles in a standardized context.
The use of this terminology does not imply a medical diagnosis or clinical assessment by Hearo. Only a licensed audiologist or healthcare professional can provide a clinical interpretation of audiometric data.
Hearo’s AI-powered audiogram image upload feature uses Google Gemini to process and interpret visual data from user-uploaded audiogram images. Important limitations:
References to audiologists, hearing aids, and hearing loss within Hearo are for general informational and educational purposes. They are intended to guide users on potential next steps for professional evaluation and support, and do not constitute:
Hearo is a general wellness product as described in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance on general wellness products and is intended only for general wellness use. It is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Hearo does not meet the definition of a “device” under Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, nor is it classified as Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) as defined by the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF).
Hearo is intended for informational and wellness purposes only and is not regulated as a medical device by Health Canada under the Medical Devices Regulations (SOR/98-282). It does not offer medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Hearo is not a medical device under the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR 2017/745). Its intended purpose is solely for general wellness and informational use, not for medical diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, prediction, prognosis, treatment, or alleviation of disease as defined under Article 2(1) of the MDR. Hearo does not fall within the classification criteria under Annex VIII, Rule 11 of the MDR.
Hearo is not a medical device under the UK Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (as amended). It is not intended for a medical purpose and does not fall within the regulatory scope of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Use of Hearo does not create a professional-patient, doctor-patient, or audiologist-patient relationship between you and Hearo, its operators, developers, or affiliates. No licensed healthcare professional is involved in generating your HearingType results or recommendations.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, sudden hearing loss, ear pain, discharge, dizziness, or any other acute symptoms, contact your local emergency services or visit the nearest emergency department immediately. Do not rely on Hearo or any online resource for emergency medical situations.
By using Hearo, you acknowledge and agree that:
Hearo does not make any therapeutic or health benefit claims. All content and marketing materials are intended to be truthful, not misleading, and consistent with the informational and educational nature of the Service. Hearo complies with applicable advertising standards, including those enforced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), and equivalent bodies in the European Union and Canada.
If you have questions about this disclaimer or concerns about any health claims associated with Hearo, please contact us.