Model record · frozen 2026-09-07

Sony CRE-C20: $999.99, SoundScore 3.5 (2026-09-07), tier 3, app updated 12 days ago, light RED

A · sound

dominance gap usd	$900 source
dominance reason	Not available
dominance status	dominated source
dominated by	jlab-hear-otc source
frontier	No source
ht score	Not available
ht url	Not available
platform requirement	Not available
price per point	285.71 source
soundscore consistent	Not available
soundscore date	2026-09-07 source
soundscore fit mode	product_card_headline source
soundscore grade	B source
soundscore headline card	3.5 source
soundscore hearadvisor	3.5 source
soundscore initial	Not available
soundscore leaderboard	Not available
soundscore method version	HearAdvisor SoundScore (product-card headline), snapshot 2026-09-07 source
soundscore snapshot date	2026-09-07 source
soundscore source page	product_card source
soundscore tuned	Not available
soundscore url	https://www.hearadvisor.com/products/sony-cre-c20 source
soundscore v0 csv	4.2 source

clearance type	510k source
decision date	2024-02-09 source
evidence tier	3 source
evidence tier label	tier 3: public premarket decision evidence linked source
has own clinical study	No source
k map confidence	medium: WSA Self-Fitting Gen 2 source
k number	K233464 source
predicate k numbers	K220403 source
regulatory path	510(k) (self-fitting, class II) source
self fitting claim source	Not available

app	Yes source
battery life hours	Not available
battery type	li-ion source
bluetooth	No source
brand	Sony source
fda category	OTC-self-fitting source
fda codes	QUH source
fda company	Ws Audiology Usa, Inc. source
fda listing name	Not available
fda trace	UDI source
fda udi hits	100 source
form factor	CIC source
id	sony-cre-c20 source
mfi listed	No source
model	CRE-C20 source
notes	Sony stopped sales and support in May 2026; last official list price remains visible source
price basis	pair source
rechargeable	Yes source
release year	Not available
self fitting	Yes source
verified	Yes source

flag safety	3 source
maude caveat	FDA: MAUDE is incomplete, may contain duplicates and cannot establish causation or frequency source
maude events brand	3 source
maude query text	brand_name:"Sony" AND generic_name:"hearing aid" source
maude scope	brand-name query; counts, not rates; no OTC-code filter source

clinical design	none source
clinical n	Not available
clinical outcomes	predicate clinical validation; subject bench electroacoustics source
clinical result summary	Self-fitting strategy was unchanged; FDA summary says no new clinical testing was required, with bench tests passing. source
own bench usability reported	No source
relies on predicate clinical	Yes source

batteries usd year	Not available
charger included	Yes source
charger usd	Not available
disclosure completeness	0.2222 source
domes usd year	Not available
loss damage coverage	No source
optional care plan usd	Not available
professional fitting usd	Not available
remote support included	No source
return window days	45 source
subscription required	No source
subscription usd month	Not available
subscription what	Not available
tco 3y high	1,209.99 source
tco 3y low	999.99 source
tco class	C source
tco imputation flag	imputed_median_uplift source
tco per point	285.71 source
warranty months	12 source
wax guards usd year	Not available

price date	2026-09-06 source
price history current usd	Not available
price history max usd	Not available
price history min usd	Not available
price history n snapshots	0 source
price history noise excluded	0 source
price pair amazon usd	Not available
price pair bestbuy usd	Not available
price pair brand usd	$999.99 source
price pair costco usd	Not available
price pair walmart usd	Not available