Apple Airpods 2 Pro as hearing aids

[davek]

I'm trying out the new hearing aid function in iPhone IOS 18.1 using the Airpods 2 Pro.
The sound quality is pretty good. No tinnitus mitigation, but otherwise seem decent.
Anyone else trying this new feature?

 

[SoonerP226]

I know it’s a highly anticipated feature, but, not needing hearing aids myself, I can’t say I am. The hear-through functionality of the AirPods Pro 2 is something I use quite a bit, and it works really well, so I would expect the hearing aids functionality to work well, too.

 

[davek]

It might be interesting to take the hearing test anyway and see the results.

 

[dennishoddy]

I haven’t been offered the IOS 18.1 yet. Just checked again to see if it’s available.
Since I do wear HA’s, probably won’t need that feature or am I missing something?

 

[KOPBET]

Not yet. I don't yet have 18.1.

Regardless, I don't plan on passing the hearing test.

 

[SoonerP226]

I haven’t been offered the IOS 18.1 yet. Just checked again to see if it’s available.
Since I do wear HA’s, probably won’t need that feature or am I missing something?

If you already wear hearing aids, there’s probably not much of a point to this for you, but given the price differential between AirPods Pro 2s and quality hearing aids, it could be a game changer for some. I know you could get a top of the line iPhone Pro Max and a couple of sets of AirPods Pro 2s for a lot less than half of what my mom’s hearing aids cost.

FWIW, I’m not sure what kind of battery life you get out of quality hearing aids, but I only get about four hours out of my AirPods Pro 2s (basically I can listen to them in the morning, charge them over lunch, and listen to them for the rest of the work day).

 

[KOPBET]

I just checked. My phone isn't supported by iOS 18.1.

 

[dennishoddy]

If you already wear hearing aids, there’s probably not much of a point to this for you, but given the price differential between AirPods Pro 2s and quality hearing aids, it could be a game changer for some. I know you could get a top of the line iPhone Pro Max and a couple of sets of AirPods Pro 2s for a lot less than half of what my mom’s hearing aids cost.

FWIW, I’m not sure what kind of battery life you get out of quality hearing aids, but I only get about four hours out of my AirPods Pro 2s (basically I can listen to them in the morning, charge them over lunch, and listen to them for the rest of the work day).

I get about 2.5-3 days from one set of batteries. Depends on how many times I have to crank them up when a soft spoken person is trying to communicate with me.