Thank you for sharing your experience! I’ve been down a similar path myself. I also have tinnitus (constant ringing in both ears) along with moderate to severe hearing loss. I’ve tried using AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids, and they actually work surprisingly well. Considering how expensive traditional hearing aids can be, the AirPods seem like a bargain (also, possibly could be tax deductible or you can use HSA funds to buy them if you have a hearing loss). To make them work as hearing aids, I used the Mimi hearing test app you mentioned and uploaded the audiogram it generated to the Apple Health app. I then applied it to the hearing accessibility settings, just as you demonstrated in your video. I did tweak a few of the custom settings, like making the tone brighter, which is supposed to help those of us with high-frequency hearing loss, which often comes with age. This adjustment made conversations much clearer for me. Overall, the AirPods perform great, and music sounds much better too. The only issue I’ve encountered is that the transparency mode option in the headphone accommodations settings keeps turning off for some reason. I’ve read that others have had the same problem. Hopefully, this gets resolved soon because it’s a hassle to keep turning it back on.
Thanks man, you've helped demystify that first 'how do I get started' moment for me. Tomorrow a set of Airpods Pro 2 are being delivered and my augmented life begins. At 61 a youth of Motörhead concerts, my 30s spent as a roadie in the Aussie live music scene and since then 25 years as a pump operator in a fire brigade have collectively trashed my hearing. As Lemmy would have opined "Over the top, over the top."
First.. I have to say that seeing your audiogram compared to mine.. well, mine is much worse.. I only found out about using my airpods as hearing aid yesterday.. downloaded mimi app and set it up last night. and WOW.. this is so much better than any of the OTC hearing aids I have spend hundreds of dollars on in the past. And, it was something that I already had laying around. Apple is going to be marketing them as OTC hearing aids soon, so it is interesting to see what new things they may come out with. Although, looking at their marketing material, it looks like they are just integrating the mimi app into their apple health app.
Thanks. I had the exact same issue 4 weeks ago and went through the HT test. Today came across an article and set up the AirPods Pro 2. I have tinnitus for the last 4 weeks and mild hearing loss (26db) based on the mimi app results. Hope the fall update to make AirPods Pro 2 as a proper hearing aid should be good for many like us. Keeping fingers crossed.
Jason, thank you for this video! I have according to my audiologist report, mild to moderate hearing loss. I have tinnitus, too. Also, worse in my left ear. My hearing loss is more in the upper range, I think, so going to try the other viewer's tweak. Right now all I have are Airpods 2nd generation, not Pro. I'll post back when I see if this helps at all. I also feel you when mention occlusion. I'm sure that would bug me, too.
Hello. I did a late night tutorial (we don’t sell the Sennheiser in England) there is an option to have a full hearing test & real ear measurements for I think $250 (I would assume you could also change domes to reduce occlusion) & you are correct aural rehabilitation takes months not a day & a half they are programmed through the Unitron software so should be pretty flexible
How are they for hearing conversation in noisy environments? That’s the most difficult thing for hearing aids to accomplish. Since Apple‘s most recent announcement, they will soon be marketed as over-the-counter hearing aids.
Once they are setup to use as hearing aids, how does one use them as such? Do you just put them in your ears and they turn on and work or do you have to activate them each time?
You need an iphone or ipad to do the hearing test and to set up the airpods.. but, once programmed, they will work on their own without the phone or ipad .
@@louispoche4312 great my mom needs hlan hearing aid for moderate sensoneural hearing loss audiologist suggested hearing aid cost above 1 lakh for recharge model ,gonna buy airpods pro 2 and set it up in someone's iphone then i have an audiogram
@@pa1kumarbhukya I think it would but with limitations.. there are three modes.. noise canceling (you hear NOTHING). transparent mode (that is the hearing aid mode where it passes outside audio through but with your equalization applied, and (i think it is called) adaptive mode.. where it still passes the audio through but also tries to compensate for loud external noises.... you can switch between the modes by pressing on the stem of the airpod.. but I am not sure if you can get to all of them.. I think for you to try this.. you should try to find a used iphone... It should not have to have cellular service.. it just needs to be able to run the latest IOS version..
@@pa1kumarbhukya I think you need to run at least IOS16.. the oldest iphone that can do that is an Iphone 8.. I see them refurbished for around 80 dollars us.. the airpods cost around 200.. so a used iphone and a new set of airpods would be less than 300... that is less than I paid for a pair of crappy OTC hearing aids that didn't work nearly as well as these things do.
So a possible solution would be to have 2 Pairs of AirPod Pros to change between if the AirPod Pros where sufficient enough for the hearing loss one might have and then change between them when they needed to be recharged.
I guess that would be possible if you needed to wear them 24/7.. But in that case I think I would get prescription ones. I tend to wear my airpods when I am talking to people, in meetings, watching tv, etc.. but I put them in their charging case when i don't need them, like right now sitting here at my computer alone.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I’ve been down a similar path myself. I also have tinnitus (constant ringing in both ears) along with moderate to severe hearing loss. I’ve tried using AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids, and they actually work surprisingly well. Considering how expensive traditional hearing aids can be, the AirPods seem like a bargain (also, possibly could be tax deductible or you can use HSA funds to buy them if you have a hearing loss). To make them work as hearing aids, I used the Mimi hearing test app you mentioned and uploaded the audiogram it generated to the Apple Health app. I then applied it to the hearing accessibility settings, just as you demonstrated in your video. I did tweak a few of the custom settings, like making the tone brighter, which is supposed to help those of us with high-frequency hearing loss, which often comes with age. This adjustment made conversations much clearer for me. Overall, the AirPods perform great, and music sounds much better too. The only issue I’ve encountered is that the transparency mode option in the headphone accommodations settings keeps turning off for some reason. I’ve read that others have had the same problem. Hopefully, this gets resolved soon because it’s a hassle to keep turning it back on.
Maybe a new firmware update will help ,which is to be released soon
Thanks man, you've helped demystify that first 'how do I get started' moment for me. Tomorrow a set of Airpods Pro 2 are being delivered and my augmented life begins. At 61 a youth of Motörhead concerts, my 30s spent as a roadie in the Aussie live music scene and since then 25 years as a pump operator in a fire brigade have collectively trashed my hearing.
As Lemmy would have opined "Over the top, over the top."
First.. I have to say that seeing your audiogram compared to mine.. well, mine is much worse.. I only found out about using my airpods as hearing aid yesterday.. downloaded mimi app and set it up last night. and WOW.. this is so much better than any of the OTC hearing aids I have spend hundreds of dollars on in the past. And, it was something that I already had laying around. Apple is going to be marketing them as OTC hearing aids soon, so it is interesting to see what new things they may come out with. Although, looking at their marketing material, it looks like they are just integrating the mimi app into their apple health app.
Here in the UK, we get our subscription hearing aids for free through our NHS
Thanks. I had the exact same issue 4 weeks ago and went through the HT test. Today came across an article and set up the AirPods Pro 2. I have tinnitus for the last 4 weeks and mild hearing loss (26db) based on the mimi app results. Hope the fall update to make AirPods Pro 2 as a proper hearing aid should be good for many like us. Keeping fingers crossed.
Thank you for this video! I think there are many of us in the same situation.
Jason, thank you for this video! I have according to my audiologist report, mild to moderate hearing loss. I have tinnitus, too. Also, worse in my left ear. My hearing loss is more in the upper range, I think, so going to try the other viewer's tweak. Right now all I have are Airpods 2nd generation, not Pro. I'll post back when I see if this helps at all. I also feel you when mention occlusion. I'm sure that would bug me, too.
Thanks!
Thanks J
Hello. I did a late night tutorial (we don’t sell the Sennheiser in England) there is an option to have a full hearing test & real ear measurements for I think $250 (I would assume you could also change domes to reduce occlusion) & you are correct aural rehabilitation takes months not a day & a half they are programmed through the Unitron software so should be pretty flexible
How are they for hearing conversation in noisy environments? That’s the most difficult thing for hearing aids to accomplish. Since Apple‘s most recent announcement, they will soon be marketed as over-the-counter hearing aids.
Great help, thank you
Once they are setup to use as hearing aids, how does one use them as such? Do you just put them in your ears and they turn on and work or do you have to activate them each time?
Just put them in your ears and they turn on. They work by themselves if you happen to not have your phone with you.
Great video, but its quite out of sync like last time.
Airpods 3 does not have hearing aid feature ig only pro
Can I use this without an iphone?
You need an iphone or ipad to do the hearing test and to set up the airpods.. but, once programmed, they will work on their own without the phone or ipad .
@@louispoche4312 great my mom needs hlan hearing aid for moderate sensoneural hearing loss audiologist suggested hearing aid cost above 1 lakh for recharge model ,gonna buy airpods pro 2 and set it up in someone's iphone then i have an audiogram
@@louispoche4312 will it perform similar when not connected and also when connected to android?
@@pa1kumarbhukya I think it would but with limitations.. there are three modes.. noise canceling (you hear NOTHING). transparent mode (that is the hearing aid mode where it passes outside audio through but with your equalization applied, and (i think it is called) adaptive mode.. where it still passes the audio through but also tries to compensate for loud external noises.... you can switch between the modes by pressing on the stem of the airpod.. but I am not sure if you can get to all of them.. I think for you to try this.. you should try to find a used iphone... It should not have to have cellular service.. it just needs to be able to run the latest IOS version..
@@pa1kumarbhukya I think you need to run at least IOS16.. the oldest iphone that can do that is an Iphone 8.. I see them refurbished for around 80 dollars us.. the airpods cost around 200.. so a used iphone and a new set of airpods would be less than 300... that is less than I paid for a pair of crappy OTC hearing aids that didn't work nearly as well as these things do.
Yeah, only available in the United States
So a possible solution would be to have 2 Pairs of AirPod Pros to change between if the AirPod Pros where sufficient enough for the hearing loss one might have and then change between them when they needed to be recharged.
I guess that would be possible if you needed to wear them 24/7.. But in that case I think I would get prescription ones. I tend to wear my airpods when I am talking to people, in meetings, watching tv, etc.. but I put them in their charging case when i don't need them, like right now sitting here at my computer alone.
You talk to fast