Keath DesRochers

About

Keath DesRochers is the founder of HearLifeRestored.com and has worn hearing aids daily for more than 10 years — currently Phonak Naída prescription devices. Diagnosed with hearing loss in kindergarten, he spent years cycling through ear tubes, surgeries, and chronic infections before getting his first hearing aids at 15. He founded HearLifeRestored to provide the honest, experience-based hearing aid guidance he couldn't find as a patient — independent comparisons of OTC hearing aids grounded in real daily-wear experience and third-party lab data, with no sponsored rankings. He is the author of the 2026 OTC Hearing Aid Price & Market Study, original research tracking pricing and features across the OTC market since the FDA's 2022 ruling. He's available for commentary on OTC vs. prescription hearing aids, hearing aid pricing, Medicare coverage gaps, the patient experience of hearing loss, and hearing health accessibility.