Can these earphones, with less cost and stigma than real aids, be a gateway for millions with untreated hearing loss?

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 has introduced a suite of innovative features that are set to transform the way we approach hearing health and personal audio technology. With the integration of hearing tests ...

Apple asserts it has improved the hearing aid functionality in its new AirPods Pro 3 earbuds ($249) over the Pro 2. That’s true – just not by much. And the Pro 3’s marginal hearing aid improvements ...

A pair of Apple AirPods Pro 2 are displayed on a table at Brooklyn College’s audiology clinic in New York on Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon) Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as ...

Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It's a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they only reach a small portion ...

Apple's AirPods are more than a way to get your favorite music as close to your eardrums as possible, now they're hearing aids, too. Announced in September, the devices' new Hearing Aid mode provides ...

With the iOS 18.1 release (and a corresponding AirPods firmware update), you can use your AirPods Pro 2 to take a “clinical-grade” hearing test, and then optionally use them as over-the-counter ...

Apple has just proven what I’ve asserted for years: there is no reason why hearing aids, OTC or prescription, have to cost $1,000 or more. For just $250, AirPods Pro 2 now perform as self-fitting ...