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FDA Approves Apple AirPods As Hearing Aids
Thursday September 12, 2024. 10:40 PM , from Slashdot
The FDA says it tested Apple's hearing aid feature in a clinical study with 118 subjects who believed they had mild or moderate hearing loss. The study found that people who set up their AirPods using Apple's hearing test noticed similar benefits as people who had a professional set up the earbuds. Over-the-counter hearing aids are best for people with mild to moderate hearing loss, audiologists say, many of whom don't seek treatment. However, consumer earbuds aren't a good solution for people with severe hearing loss, experts maintain, and most over-the-counter hearing devices will still require a trip to the audiologist for some fine tuning. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/09/12/2014242/fda-approves-apple-airpods-as-hearing-aids?utm_s...
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