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 ...

Can these earphones, with less cost and stigma than real aids, be a gateway for millions with untreated hearing loss?

In September 2024, the FDA authorized Apple's over-the-counter hearing aid software so that the AirPods Pro 2 can now double as hearing aids for adults with mild or moderate forms of hearing loss.

Hearing tests can be conducted by connecting the AirPods Pro 2 to an iPhone running iOS 18.1 or later or an iPad running iPadOS 18.1 or later. The AirPods Pro 2 hearing test mimics the hearing tests ...

Today, Apple announced a host of new updates to AirPods Pro, not the least of which is the ability to double as an over-the-counter hearing aid, along with a number of other features geared towards ...

Do you find yourself leaning in while you’re having a conversation, all the better to read the speaker’s lips? Do you ask people to repeat themselves? Do you crank the television a little (or a lot) ...

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are a major innovation in personal hearing assistance. By integrating hearing test capabilities and personalized hearing aid functionality, Apple has opened the door to ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

Adults with mild to moderate hearing loss will now be able to buy hearing aids without getting their hearing tested by an audiologist or other specialist, under a new FDA rule announced Tuesday. The ...

Over-the-counter hearing aids, which were introduced in October 2022, are made for those with mild to moderate hearing loss. They’re intended to be accessible to anyone without the need to see an ...