AirPods Pro as Hearing Aids

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Can you recommend some online tests?

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Try this one ‎hearWHO - Check your hearing! App - App Store
From the WHO

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I’ve been wearing hearing aids for about 3.5 years when I learned that my increasing tinnitus was the result of hearing loss. Mine are rechargeable and I paid more for them than my Mac Studio — but hey, it’s my hearing and connection to the outside world we’re talking about. I use both the hearing aids and Air Pod Pro 3 depending on the situation. I did the test on the AirPods and found the sound too bright for me. The hearing aids do lessen the ringing in my ears considerably, but not completely. I recently spoke to my audiologist about using AirPods and she said the reports from clients have been positive.

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This is what I do as well. (I have conventional hearing aids, not AirPods) and it makes a lot of difference.

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Never succeeded in getting passed the test phase of setting up AirPod Pros as hearing aids. Tried all the ear tips and none of them get me beyond this phase.

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Thanks for the recommendation.

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I pushed the button and now have proper hearing aids.

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They’re taking some getting used to, especially wearing glasses and hats with them.

The sound quality is good and they’re not as visible as I thought they would be, my Mum asked when I was getting them despite having been talking to me for 5 minutes and not noticing that I was wearing then.

My biggest trade off is that they’re terrible for phone audio (except for calls) so I’m going to have to work out how to carry them when I swap in my AirPods to listen to music or podcasts.

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A neighbor got a grandchild to 3d print a pocket-sized case for hers

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Good for you @geoffaire - I’m sure you’ll adjust quickly. As you say, glasses present a bit of an issue, but I bet you find the tradeoff well worth the inconvenience.

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That’s not a bad shout @LisaSpangenberg i know someone with one. They provided a pouch but by cramming it my pocket, I could see the tubes getting damaged. Hard plastic may be the ticket.

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Good move Geoff. I try to buy jackets and sweatshirts that have a small pocket that zips up so I can put my hearing aids in them, safely. And, a lot of the time, I leave them at home. If you do take them out, and have a separate container for them, see if you can also fit in an AirTag - it’s a good investment, and it only has to pay off once to be worth it.

Also - pro tip, I learned the hard way! - start developing a habit of tapping your ears when you get in the shower. It’s easy to forget that you’re wearing the hearing aids, and they’re better off not getting wet.

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I don’t know about the UK, but in the US you can often have hearing aids covered for loss by your home insurance. I know someone who had to provide specific coverage information (recipt) to have hearing aids included for replacement cost.

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Here in New Zealand, the audiologist wouldn’t give me my hearing aids until I had them insured.

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Never had an issue with hats but the ear pieces on my new glasses are thicker and interfere some. I’ve listened to some podcasts on mine and it sounds ok. Haven’t tried music.

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That is a good shout

I’ll look for that, they’re £99 each to replace, so likely wouldn’t reach the deductable.

The hats don’t get in the way, but there’s a rustling noise if (for example) I turn my head.

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You might want to change your eyeglass frames to something that works better with hearing aids.

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