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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Nov 19, 2024, 12:50 PM Nov 19

iPhones and AirPods now come with hearing health tools. Here's how they work.

iPhones and AirPods now come with hearing health tools. Here’s how they work.
Apple’s $249 wireless earbuds may help some hear the world better, not just block it out.

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By Chris Velazco
November 16, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EST

Over the last decade, I’ve noticed myself becoming that guy at parties and dinners. You know — the one who always busts up a conversation with a “Say again?” or a “Can you repeat that?”

Years of listening to loud music probably hasn’t helped. But for some people, popping in a pair of AirPods just might help. ... Thanks to some recent software updates, you can use a pair of Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 earbuds to take a hearing test, more proactively protect your ears from loud sounds, and in some cases, stand in for more conventional, over-the-counter hearing aids.

Frankly, you should consider taking some of these features for a spin, even if you’re convinced you can hear a pin drop. If left untreated, even mild levels of hearing loss can contribute to cognitive decline, and the tools to help you ahead of these issues might be packed into gadgets you already own — or were planning to buy anyway.

Here’s what you should know about how Apple’s new hearing tools work.

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By Chris Velazco
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Silent Type

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1. I'm getting ready to try this, although I have to get a later version of iphone than I have. I bought the ipods some
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 01:31 PM
Nov 19

time ago, but need to make it work.

marble falls

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3. The hearing aids I got from VA have a tinintus circuit that does help. The noise machine also helps at night.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 02:44 PM
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TomSlick

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6. I have resisted the much needed hearing aids but the background sounds on iPhone are a God send.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 08:13 PM
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radical noodle

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4. When I got hearing aids a few years ago
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 05:36 PM
Nov 22

I was surprised that my tinnitus disappeared as long as I had them in.

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