If you have ever priced out traditional hearing aids, the AirPods Pro 2 will look cheap. Last week Apple announced features that would “test, aid, and help protect hearing.” These features just got FDA approval. Via Gizmodo:
…on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the tech giant the thumbs up, saying it authorized AirPods Pro to work as a “hearing aid software device.”
It’s the first OTC hearing aid solution implemented as a software feature for an existing product. There are a few new hearing capabilities coming to iPhones and the Apple Health App, but the big headlining capability is an assistance mode for earbud wearers. Users need to take a series of tests with an iPhone to create their listening profile, and the AirPods 2 should now boost sounds like speech or music in real-time. You can also set it up with an audiogram crafted by a doctor.
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