Photo: Lyle Kahney/Cult of Mac AirPods can work surprisingly well as hearing aids. Thanks to Transparency mode, AirPods Pro will boost the sound of your environment around you. They can give you ...

The second-generation AirPods Pro have had hearing health features for a while now. However, those tools are being expanded in iOS 18 with Hearing Test, Hearing Aid and Hearing Protection that will ...

AirPods Pro 2 become hearing aids next week. After testing the software, it's clear Apple has something unique here. Bridget Carey Editor at Large Bridget Carey is an award-winning reporter who helps ...

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 has introduced a suite of innovative features that are set to transform the way we approach hearing health and personal audio technology. With the integration of hearing tests ...

You’ve probably owned a pair of AirPods for years without ever thinking of them as medical equipment. Apple’s AirPods Pro now ...

When Apple released its iOS 18.1 update in October 2024 alongside a firmware update for the AirPods Pro 2, it opened doors to brand-new hearing health features for the flagship earbuds. The Hearing ...

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Nissan and Infiniti look to further customize your in-vehicle audio experience, especially for those that may be hard of hearing. The brand claims it will be the first automaker in North America to ...

The biggest audio announcement at Apple's iPhone event last month wasn't the AirPods 4. Instead, the milestone news was the company's plan to introduce a robust suite of hearing health features for ...

How do over-the-counter hearing aids work? First, some background information about over-the-counter hearing aids. In 2017, Congress passed the Over-the-Counter-Hearing Aid Act, which directed the FDA ...

Hearing tests can be classified into two main types: diagnostic and screening. Screening tests that employ pure tone audiometry via basic air conduction are utilized to rapidly assess whether more ...

Doctors may diagnose hearing loss using a range of techniques, such as audiometry tests, brainstem auditory evoked response tests, and otoacoustic emissions tests. Hearing loss can affect one or both ...