Apple’s new Hearing Health features now available for AirPods Pro 2

Developed in Apple’s state-of-the-art Audio Lab in Cupertino, California, the groundbreaking new Hearing Health features are finally available on the AirPods Pro 2.

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Available as a free software update, the features help to minimize exposure to loud environmental noise with Loud Sound Reduction, track hearing with an at-home Hearing Test, as well as receiving assistance for perceived mild to moderate hearing loss using the AirPods Pro as a clinical grade Hearing Aid.

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To fine-tune and validate this Hearing Aid feature, Apple had put a broad demographic of study participants with a wide range of hearing levels into a controlled environment to complete a speech-in-noise test, where they had to repeat the words of a single speaker while distinguishing it from background conversations.

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Here’s how you can take the Hearing Test with your AirPods Pro 2.

    1. Make sure you’re wearing your AirPods Pro 2 and that they are connected to your device
    2. Head on over to the Health App on your iPhone
    3. Tap on ‘Browse’ and then ‘Hearing’
    4. Scroll down to ‘Get more from health’, and tap on ‘Take Hearing Test’
    5. Tap on ‘Get Started’ and follow the instructions to take the test

For more information on the new AirPods Pro 2 features, click here.