A hearing assistance device (102, 602) comprising a control circuit; an electroacoustic transducer (706, 820) for generating sound in electrical communication with the control circuit; a power supply circuit in electrical communication with the control circuit; a sensor package in electrical communication with the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to evaluate a signal from at least one of the sensors of the sensor package to detect administration of a therapy; or receive data indicating that administration of a therapy has taken place, the administration of a therapy comprising a medication administration event; and wherein the control circuit is configured to record an instance of a therapy administration event along with a timestamp, wherein the control circuit is configured to evaluate a signal from at least one of the sensors of the sensor package to detect swallowing, the sensor package comprising at least two of a motion sensor, an IMU, an accelerometer (3, 6, or 9 axis), a gyroscope, a barometer, an altimeter, a magnetometer, a magnetic sensor, an eye movement sensor, a pressure sensor, an acoustic sensor, a telecoil, a heart rate sensor, a global positioning system sensor, a temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a pulse oximeter sensor, an optical sensor, a light sensor, a blood glucose sensor, a galvanic skin response sensor, a cortisol level sensor, a microphone, acoustic sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, an electroencephalography sensor, sensor, an electrooculogram sensor, a myographic potential electrode sensor, a blood perfusion sensor, hydrometer, a sweat sensor, a cerumen sensor, an air quality sensor, a pupillometry sensor, a cortisol level sensor, a hematocrit sensor, and an image sensor, characterized in that the control circuit is configured to evaluate a signal from at least one of the sensors of the sensor package to detect an adverse medication side effect. a control circuit; an electroacoustic transducer (706, 820) for generating sound in electrical communication with the control circuit; a power supply circuit in electrical communication with the control circuit; a sensor package in electrical communication with the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to evaluate a signal from at least one of the sensors of the sensor package to detect administration of a therapy; or receive data indicating that administration of a therapy has taken place, the administration of a therapy comprising a medication administration event; and wherein the control circuit is configured to record an instance of a therapy administration event along with a timestamp, wherein the control circuit is configured to evaluate a signal from at least one of the sensors of the sensor package to detect swallowing, the sensor package comprising at least two of a motion sensor, an IMU, an accelerometer (3, 6, or 9 axis), a gyroscope, a barometer, an altimeter, a magnetometer, a magnetic sensor, an eye movement sensor, a pressure sensor, an acoustic sensor, a telecoil, a heart rate sensor, a global positioning system sensor, a temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a pulse oximeter sensor, an optical sensor, a light sensor, a blood glucose sensor, a galvanic skin response sensor, a cortisol level sensor, a microphone, acoustic sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, an electroencephalography sensor, sensor, an electrooculogram sensor, a myographic potential electrode sensor, a blood perfusion sensor, hydrometer, a sweat sensor, a cerumen sensor, an air quality sensor, a pupillometry sensor, a cortisol level sensor, a hematocrit sensor, and an image sensor, characterized in that the control circuit is configured to evaluate a signal from at least one of the sensors of the sensor package to detect an adverse medication side effect.