He Wants To Make Hearing Aids Cool, But No One's Listening

78-year-old entrepreneur Peter Sprague had a long career in business but recently launched a startup that builds hearing aids into glasses. Sara O'Brien speaks to him about the taboo around losing hearing and the challenges of being an elderly entrepreneur.

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