Do you know your hearing health score? My Apple AirPods Pro 2 hearing test said I’m a 6 in my left, and a 12 in my right. The numbers might not make much sense to you now, but when the software becomes public next week, you could find yourself in conversations comparing hearing scores with family and friends. Apple gave me early access to try the company’s hearing health software on AirPods Pro 2, which turn the earbuds into a clinical-grade hearing aid once you take a hearing test on your iPhone or iPad. Apple says it will be pushed out to devices starting next week in an iOS 18 software update.
Hearing loss is on the rise in the United States. It’s estimated that 44.1 million of American adults have some level of hearing loss, and more than half of those people could significantly benefit from wearing a hearing aid. But research shows most affected adults haven’t even tried one. My first Apple hearing test results. Your record of tests are saved in the Health app and can be shared to anyone as a PDF. So here comes Apple, updating a two-year-old product with FDA-authorized software that gives anyone with these AirPods an instant test and hearing aid. If it’s that easy to take a test, it might make comparing hearing scores as commonplace as comparing one’s eyesight prescription numbers (and it might open up the conversation of hearing loss if you pass it to a family member to try).
A week ago I began using the new features — which I go over in my video embedded above. The software also includes updated “Hearing Protection” software that guards ears from sustained loud sounds. I went on a journey to better understand the challenges of treating hearing loss, the technology available today and how Apple’s test compares to a professional audiogram you would find at a doctor’s office. Once you update your device, you’ll see a section for hearing health in your AirPods settings. This is where you will find the option to take a hearing test. The test can take roughly 10 minutes, and it must be done in a very quiet room. That means no one can be talking or even rustle with objects nearby. When the AirPods detect any outside sound, the test will pause.
- O novo software da Apple AirPods Pro 2 transforma os fones de ouvido em um aparelho auditivo de grau clínico
- O teste de audição pode ser feito no iPhone ou iPad e os resultados são salvos no aplicativo Health
- O software também inclui um recurso de “Proteção Auditiva” para proteger os ouvidos de sons altos sustentados