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.

 

[TerryMiller]

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.

Interesting thought. My grandfather had bad hearing but never bought hearing aids. When conversations were going on, he would cup his hand behind his ear to hear what we were saying. By contrast, my wife's father was very soft speaking, but when my grandfather and him got together, my grandfather never had to cup his hand behind his ear. I guess my father-in-law's voice frequency was such that Grandpa could hear him just fine.

 

[okjoek]

I've been wondering about them. My wife and I both need to do something. If they just last 4 hours I may look at the hearing aids you buy online, can't afford the ones from an actual Dr.