Policy & transparency

Editorial Policy

How Soundwell Compass researches, sources and reviews hearing-wellness products while disclosing affiliate relationships.

Our editorial policy is designed to keep affiliate economics from turning marketing claims into medical claims.

Source hierarchy

  1. Current product label or active merchant page for product-specific facts
  2. FDA, NIH/NIDCD and NCCIH for hearing, device and supplement-regulation guidance
  3. Current competitor-owned pages for competitor-specific product details
  4. Secondary sources only when primary sources are unavailable, with uncertainty stated

Claim rules

We identify merchant claims as merchant claims. We do not say a supplement “repairs hearing,” “regenerates auditory nerves,” “cures tinnitus,” or produces guaranteed outcomes unless a reliable evidence base would support that exact statement—and this site currently makes none of those claims.

Review rules

We do not pretend to have used products we have not used. Comparisons focus on category, format, published formula, pricing when current, buyer terms and evidence limits.

Corrections and updates

Unstable facts such as price, formula and guarantee terms are dated. The site should be updated whenever current merchant information materially changes.