Apple AirPods Pro 2 Detailed Hearing Aid Review
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- Apple AirPods Pro 2 Detailed Hearing Aid Feature Review. Dr. Cliff Olson, Audiologist and founder of Applied Hearing Solutions in Phoenix Arizona, reviews the new OTC Hearing Aid feature that you can activate inside of the Apple AirPods Pro 2 earbuds.
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Watched this and your other Airpod Pro videos. Bought a refurbished iPhone and new Airpod pros. I can hear! Tested them at lunch in a restaurant and heard every word. I work with little kids and now I will be able to hear them. My hearing loss began 65 years ago with measles, worse with age. Thank you a million times.
I’m a teenager with hearing aids, I have moderate hearing loss and when my hearing aids lose charge or I forget them, my AirPods are a good enough replacement, not ideal but it does come in handy, especially at the gym
Jason, please take the best care of you ears possible. I didnt and now have worst hearing. I left ear infections untreated, listened to very loud music and now i am sorry.
Oh yeah I can definitely see that😁
@@Yolduranduranyeah same happened with me
What's nice is that these products are widely available and comparatively affordable. In my country, entry-level hearing aids can easily cost twice your months rent and most people are underinsured. The fact that these are mass produced and deliver good-not-great assistance can be very impactful.
Thank You, Dr Cliff! precise and complete review of the Apple Airpods Pro 2! Helpful and appreciated!
Thank you! This video was part of what convinced me to try the AirPods Pro2 first before the cost of hearing aids. The Mimi Hearing Test software made a real difference, and after entering the results manually and following your AirPods settings tutorial, there is a marked difference. Just had my 2nd loud noise event that degraded hearing in the good ear. Granted, these AirPods are not OTC or regular hearing aids, but they work for me quite well and I can hear conversations. I really appreciate your video. Thank you very much.👋
thank you so much for this very informative video. I was diagnosed with a cookie bite hearing loss a few months ago, and yesterday bought AirPods Pro 2 because of this video. I'm using these as starter hearing aids to determine what benefit there might be, and my hearing is obviously improved when transparency mode is switched on. Thank you again
I use mine for support in noisy environments, its helped! like others have said the connectivity that these present is awesome.
Thank you so much for posting your product reviews and educational hearing loss videos. I recently went for a hearing exam and am wondering if slight hearing loss of PTA 10 and 11.67 is enough to require hearing aids? It was suggested that I give them a try.
Thanks for this Dr Cliff. Aside from battery life how would you rate the Pro 2 against OTC hearing aids like the Jabra Enhance Plus or the Sony CRE E10 in terms speech clarity?
EXCELLENT! Thanks for presenting!
I want to use these in conjunction with the neosensory clarify band. I'm excited to try it out. Even a small improvement would make a difference in my life.
I have some VERY expensive hearing aids. But I love the music richness, noise cancellation and Siri integration of my AirPod Pro2. When I am at the gym and forget to put my aids back on, I am finding my AirPod Pro2 are more and more my go to solution. Come on Apple. Make my day!
Great review! What about Bone Conduction Headphones Bluetooth for music? Can it help to hear it without a Sensorineural hearing loss of 50%? Thanks!
Is there a way to adjust it so that the sound of my own voice isn’t so loud? Thanks for unbiased information. 😊
My parents (Age 93 and 89) tried out this Apple feature with the Apple earbud.
For my Mom, It worked moderately well talking to their doctor during a recent exam. However, it really help my Mom using FaceTime to talk with her grand daughter and great grand daughter who live in Las Vegas.
For my Dad, who is technically legally deaf by the IRS definition for tax filings, this Apple configuration works ok in quiet room settings with minimal background noise since everything gets amplified. For my Dad, regular hearing aid works seem to work better than Apple (after taking it every 3 months back to The VA for cleaning/recalibration).
After all is said and done, my Mom’s hearing aids from Costco and my Dad’s hearing aids from the Veterans Administration are better than Apple earbuds. But the Apple Earbuds seem to be more comfortable and easier to stick in the ear for immediate use than the bulkier over the ear hearing aids.
Your video is great! The setup instructional part really makes it easier to get the Apple products configured.
Yeah it's different for everyone well specifically people with hearing loss
Will recent vintage iPad work?
@@powerWithinUs4055 how vintage?
@@meric12131415 IPad Air
IPadOS 16.3
has cellular capability, but I’ve never used it.
@@powerWithinUs4055 ah yeah it should just about work
Thanks much. I picked up a pair of the Airpod pro 2 to try as beginner hearing aids. I get along pretty well without hearing aids, though at times my wife disagrees. 😃 I was struggling to make sense of the wide open OTC market, and by the time you get to something waterproof enough for sweat producing exercise, hiking in the rain, and bluetooth for streaming, the costs are pretty high. And I had no real idea if I would even notice much of a difference.
I picked up the Airpods on sale for $200. I find they actually help quite a bit, and if the charge gets low they can go back in the case and pick up a decent charge quickly. They do cause comment as people don't understand you are using them as hearing aids. And I don't find them super comfortable after a while, but maybe my ear will break in and get used to them.
They actually help enough I am now wondering about just biting the bullet and getting real hearing aids...
Thanks!
Very useful update Dr Cliff and interesting to confirm the relative merits of the APP2's against conventional hearing aids. The other feature I found very useful is that the APP2's when connected to a TV via bluetooth, with the accomodation on, provide an enhanced listening experience over a hearing aid as the drivers are larger and produce a wider soundstage. Used in this manner the person with hearing loss can listen at one volume whilst a partner can listen to the TV at their desired volume. The noise cancellation on the APP2 cancels any interference with the sound from the TV. Brilliant!
Excellent use
I was researching OTC hearing aids when I stumbled across your video reviewing AirPods Pro2 as hearing aids. I have mild hearing loss and mainly wanted something to help me hear speech on the TV better. I am not ready to wear hearing aids full time and was really struggling with the thought of having to pay upwards of $1,000 for a pair of OTC hearing aids just for watching the TV. When I began my research I had tried connecting over the ear headphones to my TV via bluetooth. They did make speech clearer but they caused more problems such as not hearing what was going on around me and not hearing people speaking to me in the same room. They also became uncomfortable after an hour or so.
After watching your video I decided to try the AirPods Pro2 and found them on sale at Costco for $199. After setting them up per your instructions using a hearing test and tweaking the settings slightly for more clarity I am now sold on them. I can hear speech much better on TV while my wife sets the TV to a volume that is comfortable for her. I can hear what's going on around me and people can have a conversation with me while I am using them. I can't believe I've found a solution to my issue for only $199 rather than paying $1,000 for OTC hearing aids. They also have the benefit of my being able to use them for other things such as phone calls, music, and videos on my phone and computer with noise reduction. I have also connected them to my TV via bluetooth so there is no volume from the TV speakers when my wife is trying to watch something on her computer in the same room. Thanks again for taking the time to share this information on UA-cam. I know a lot of people can benefit from this little known use of the AirPods Pro2.
Tank you for the feedback, much appreciated.
One question: did you say you can hear the TV while your wife also listens to the TV at her own volume wishes? How did the sound get into your AirPods Pro 2 and her at the same time?
@@karlaatherton The AirPods Pro are set as hearing aids as described in this video so they are not connected to the TV, they are just enhancing the sound of the TV. That way my wife is able to change the volume of the TV to her liking as she listens to the TV separately from the TV speaker.
Hi, Thanks for the informational video!
Question: Does the Airpod pro 2 require a phone (Iphone) in order to perform its hearing aid functionality?
In other words, after I program and configure the Airpod Pro optimally for hearing aid purpose, can I leave the Iphone at home, and still able to use the Airpod as a hearing aid away from home? Thanks.
Wait you have a mild hearing loss of 30db? Do you use hearing aids at all?
Very helpful video! Here I was waiting for iOS 18 and the ability to turn on a hearing aid mode was already in iOS17. Duh
Oh yeah doc speaking of I almost forgot to ask ya so with either signia or resound well specifically the insio charge and go ax or the customs by resound have they been updated at all for the handsfree calling feature to work on android or is it only iPhone still?
I’m dipping in the 4K range. I forget how many dB, maybe 30-35. Can these help me?
I wonder if the AirPods Pro 2 would be comparable to say what was the state of the art hearing aids of 10 years ago? This is certainly good news for those who have mild hearing loss
Do any competition ear buds have hearing aid abilities? I dont use an iPhone or Apple products
Hello,
I have tinnitus and a little hearing loss, should I go with OTC hearing aids or someone else? Please reply
Thanks in advance
Hi doc i get alot of hissing. How can i get rid of this
I am a person with a fitment problem in the first generation. I wish the oval ear domes could rotate, because I could not get them to seal.
2:58 the information regarding AirPod 2 in conjunction with Hearing Aids is valuable to me. Thus far, my AirPod 2 experience, since receiving them has been marred, regarding having them remain in my ears. I have tried numerous sizes and types of tips and solutions; however, I have no good remedy as yet. Has this keeping the AirPod?2s in someone’s ears, along with hearing aids been addressed elsewhere. If it has not been addressed, please make this a subject of another UA-cam report.
I am using iPhone 11 Pro w AirPods Pro Gen 2. QUESTION: Are there HEARING RELATED improvements in iPhone Pro 14 (or coming iPhone 15 Pro)?
I did not know this. I am awaiting new hearing aids from Costco. My dog chewed my old ones. I was due for an upgrade so there is that.
Now I can get AirPods and use this as an alternative.
I sure could use them now since not being able to hear what I used to is extremely noticeable to me.
Will check them out tomorrow and see if they help while I wait on my new hearing aid.
Plus battery life is so important the worse than can happen is having no charge left and you are done.
Thank you so much you have help me so much with all your videos.
Don't bother. They don't work as hearing aids.
What about using airpods pro 2 as CROS hearing aids? Will they make it?
I have hearing loss since birth. Some hair cells are missing and or damaged in cochlea. That being said, would these AirPods Pro 2 work with moderate to moderate severe hearing loss?
Is it possible to configure just the left ear for amplification and not the right? I've tried the audiogram method and set the right ear to 0db for all values and it is still too loud...
Gaining much from your video, but have one specific question. How do I input the thresholds of my audiogram by hand. I took a photo of my audiogram, as as you indicated, transcription of the values were not accurate. I have called apple and was bounced around from dept to dept. They had no answer.
How to you enter an audiogram from from the Mimi app to your phone ?
This is a great informative video that really helped me understand how the airpods work - my only problem was "what's the rush" ? I don't think its necessary for the good doctor to speak like he's in a contest to beat the clock. Slow down a bit and the information transfer will be much more effective - especially for people with hearing loss.
I have been using mine for several weeks, they help me quite a bit and I highly recommend them. I have not had issue with battery life as I find there are several times throughout the day I can place them back in case for 10-15 mins and get most of charge back.
What I am still trying to figure out is what I guess is ambient noise settings, I find they seem to flip in and out of sound isolation at times I don’t want them to. Not sure if this would happen with any other hearing device since this is my first.
The key point not mentioned is you do have to bring up to people you are using them as aids and not being rude by not taking your headphones out. So if you are vain about hearing aids this may not be your best option.
It most likely won't see it's different on hearing aids vs something like the airpods
Please enlighten me. I'm an Android user. After setting up the AirPods, how will I use them? I didn't understand. Will they be used like a regular hearing aid, or will they amplify the sounds from the phone? Can they pick up sound from their own microphone? It seems that the live listen feature needs to be enabled, according to my friend's experience.
thanks,
I got a set on black friday for 169.95 and was very disappointed in the lack of volume
Does anyone know if the amplification reaches higher levels than 85db? I’ve finally set them up and maxed out the amplification and they are life changing now. I’m just concerned the amplification is too much? Or am I over thinking it.
I know in windy weather they cut out noise/ do not amplify.
Do they intelligently amplify?
I have the AirPods Pro 1 by the way
I wish you said how to set them up from scratch and without an audiogram (using their built-in hearing tweaks). As OTC devices, not everybody has an audiogram that would be interested.
Love my Apple Airpods. They are very comfortable and did make a difference while i was trying to figure out how to find a provider and figure out how i was going to pay for my hearing devices. It took a few months to convince my gp for a referral to confirm what i had already suspected. It took some time to figure out if there was any medical coverage to assist in payment. When I heard about the Airpods Pro,I promptly preordered them. For me, they were a good temporary fix and the sound quality is good. I’m still in the trial phase of hearing treatment and I think it is going well.
another great video my old itcon hearing aids used the iPhone like that any chance the phonak can use the iPhone to help hear better
My Phonak hearing aids can be used with any bluetooth device including my Mac book Pro. I have both iPhone and Android phones and it works fine. I have the P90 RT phonak. (high end). The only drawback is that it can only handle two devices at the same time but not sure any aids can do more.
I wish my hearing aids had the same sound quality as my AirPod pros! My hearing aids were more like $4.5k.
I was able to set AirPods Pro 2 to use as hearing aids. They worked well for about three hours. After this they would only work one at a time. Each one would work if they were the only one in, but then stop working when both were put in. I followed all the instructions from Apple Support online although they pointed out three times in a short period that they are not sold for hearing aids. They were uninterested in helping me once I told them I wanted to use them as back up hearing aids. Very disappointing.
What is the lowest generation iphone that will allow access to the hear aid functionality of the airpod pro 2?
I think it's iphone 11
When its working its not to bad, but more often than not the apple earbuds seem to stop transparency mode when i lock or reboot my phone, I have not been able to understand why this is happening. For my severe ranges it understandably does not work that well. None the less its fine when I do not want to bother with my Oticon's R1, and just want to pop these in, if I could just figure out why it stops acting like a hearing aid from time to time. Do I need my phone on and nearby for this to work? I assumed no since you said a friend can set it up with their iphone.
I figured it out, I had to go afterwards to Bluetooth setting click on the explanation point and change to transparency
Is there any improvement in this technology compared to airpods pro 1? Cos I need to choose which one shld I buy for my father. 1 was cheaper than 2.
2 has more functions, definitely 2
Can Apple AirPods help with auditory processing difficulties?
This is something I also would like to know. Any clarity on this yet?
I do not think Apple makes any claims that the ear pods 2 function as hearing aids and Apple, at least for now has not made an OTC hearing aid, unlike Sony or Jabra, for example. However, they may function as a supplemental hearing assistance in certain situations for some people in appropriate situations. I have been told by an audiologist that I am a candidate for a hearing aid yet I have found in the vast number of situations I do not detect a need for hearing supplementation. The only time I have problem is hearing some conversation in a crowded and noisy environment. I do plan on consulting with an audiologist and see if the air pods pro 2 could help me in those limited situations. They are something I could carry with me and just use as needed. Considering the comparatively low cost and other uses for the air pods they may work for me.
I have a mild hearing loss and I tried the AirPods. However, I have to be holding my phone in front of me like a mic when talking to someone cause that’s where the sound comes in. Basically, if I put my phone on my pocket, the person I am talking to seems far from me.
You are not using the Hearing Aid feature the right way if you are using them through your phone using Live Listen.
I have a dumb question: Can I use the Apple AirPod Max Headphones as a Hearing aid? And would they be as good as the Pro 2’s?
Thank you
I currently have been fitted with 4 hearing aids. Signia Charge & Go, Phonak Marvel & Paradise also purchased a KS10., these work well for my hearing loss. When the original AirPods Pro came out I tried them and found they were useful at home in certain situations, liked streaming music while on the treadmill when using noise cancellation. I found the regular tips were fine. Purchased a 2nd pair as well.
When the AirPods Pro 2 came out I purchased a pair from Apple. I was not able to program them at all like my previous original AirPods, I tried all the tips, returned them. Thinking that can’t be I purchased AirPods Pro 2 from Amazon with same results, returned them. Not one to give up easily I purchased another set of AirPods Pro 2 from Costco, no different results & I returned them. I tried both my audio gram and Mimi.
Ah that's unfortunate I guess we can say it's probably best to get Rx hearing aids
I still don't understand how you would use these as hearing aids after setting them up. Do you just put them on and switch them on? Am asking for my dad who would benefit from these. He does not always carry his iPhone around, so if he set them up and was away from his iPhone, would he just put them on and switch them on? Can you do that? Apologies don't have AirPods so am unaware of their functionality.
Yes, he can do that after setting them up with his iPhone. It will store the amplification settings.
i have hearing loss u se hearing aids, but i need some headphone for online office and teams calls. will this air pods will work?
No, unfortunately. Apple Audiogram Headphone Accommodations for streaming only works with iOS (iPhone only). There are some other manufacturers' products that can be configured with standalone (works with all sources) streaming accommodations using Mimi Sound Personalization, such as the Beyerdynamic Free Byrd TWS earphones.
@@MikeHoopes byrdynamics not available in india, can you please share some other similar earbuds or headphones please tht likely available in india, need to pair with office laptops specially .t's urgent request .
Six hours of battery life is very poor for real hearing aids. My Rextons that I got from Costco last over a day. But of course the difference is that AirPods are meant for music and non continuous use, whereas real hearing aids aren’t as good for music.
Airpods as hearing aids will always just look like Airpods, not hearing aids. I wish they were less visible when wearing them. The “handle” that AirPods have makes them that much more noticeable.
Would you say this is the cheapest way to get into hearing aids?
Probably yes.
I use the AirPod Pro 2 as hearing assistive devices and they have been great, BUT for a month the transparency mode frequently and randomly turns itself off which makes them useless as hearing assistive devices. The Apple community pages have threads about this ongoing problem which Apple are ignoring. Is there an Android equivalent to the AirPod Pro 2 please??
Worse still, Apple is teasing that iOS 18 will add the ability to turn AirPods into hearing aids… Quite honestly the phrase “it just works” is untrue - the ongoing issues are making me reevaluate my decision to buy into Apple products to help me with my hearing loss.
I decided to try these after my hearing examine showed mild -> moderate hearing loss. The number of times I have to ask my wife "what?" has been significantly reduced, and that's the main reason I bought them. I'm finding some value in restaurants and other noisy environments but they're not perfect. Listening to TV is also easier and at a lower TV volume. Still need captioning or a TV streamer to get 100%. I like very much that, after programming, they work with my Android phone for streaming, as well as with my iPad. I don't like that I need an iDevice to program them but I understand. I also like that they've got active noise cancellation. I wonder if the pair of Oticon Reals I have on order will be able to do that? YMMV.
Can we pair them with Android for hearing aid?
@@faizannaseer1901 You can pair with Android to stream audio like other Bluetooth earbuds. You need an iDevice to set up the Headphone Accommodations which allow them to behave similar to hearing aids.
I've now got a pair of Oticon Real hearing aids. I like them better than the AirPods primarily because they offer more gain, i.e. they better hit my prescriptive targets. (I might be able to tweak AirPods to better hit the targets but I'm happy with how they are now and don't want to mess them up.) Reals are also more comfortable over a day's wearing, but it's close. For me, I haven't needed to recharge Reals during the day unlike the AirPods which need, usually, at least one additional charge during the day.
I wish Reals had ANC and would stream with my particular Android, but there are many Androids out there that they should work with for streaming. Oticon Companion app will work with my Android to allow basic control.
Overall, the Reals are better but, for me!, they're really not over 20x better. I'm fortunate the AirPods work for me and I have a choice. And I've chosen to have both. I'd consider the AirPods worth a try if you have an iDevice available to set them up. If nothing else, you wind up with a full featured set of ear buds. YMMV.
@@michaelreed1650 i do not have Apple device but i heard you have to set them up once on Apple and then use it on Android as hearing aid
@@faizannaseer1901 Once Headphone Accommodations are set up using an iDevice, AirPods Pro 2 will function as hearing aid whether paired to an iDevice, Android, or not. You need an iPhone, iPad, or Android for Bluetooth audio streaming.
Have you had anyone try the airpod pro 3
There are no Air Pod Pro 3 only AirPod 3 - totally different
well the Widex Sheer has much of the features the pods give, like using the phone as microphone. And the Bluetooth connect is also second to none with iOS devices. I still struggle though with one ear hearing loss and can’t find a way to use the sheer on the right and the AirPod on the left together. I might have to decide to buy 2 Widex Sheer and not using the amplification on the left 😔
👍👍👍
There should be no regulation of hearing aids. Regulation hampered the hearing market for way to long.
Very good option for the extortionate prices of hearing aid makers - up to ten grand a pair, ludicrous.
The annoying thing is that if you connect an Apple Watch with a normal hearing aid, it does not connect to the audio
Hood review but you don’t have subtitles so people who can’t hear can understand you.
You can turn on CC at top of screen.
I spent $50
I think Dr. Cliff incorrectly assumes that the Transparency mode takes into account the audiogram accommodation like with the streaming mode, but in fact it does not. I got this confirmation directly from an Apple Tier 2 level support person. That's why Dr. Cliff concludes that the APP2 performs badly as a hearing aid device in the Transparency mode even for a mild loss, because this mode does not know about the audiogram data. But Dr. Cliff totally fails to evaluate the APP2 performance in streaming mode, which is what the audiogram accommodation is solely intended for, and exclusively on iOS, meaning that the audiogram accommodation will not work when paired with a non iOS device like an Android phone or a BT laptop. I was able to get the amplification in the mids and highs (where my hearing loss is) while streaming just fine, just not in the Transparency mode and not when paired with a non iOS device. Even some old iPad models that don't support the Apple Health app don't support the audiogram accommodation either, because the audiogram data come from the Health app.
Literally nothing you said in this comment is correct. I don't even know where to start responding to what you've written.
Perhaps only true as a default. I see in Headphone Accommodations that there is an on/off setting at the bottom for APPLY WITH: Transparency Mode. For me, I see that my iPhone toggled it off when I connected to another device, but absolutely it's working with that setting on, with the iPhone connected.
[edit]: I thought audiogram transparency wasn't working without an iPhone connected, but the iPhone is just needed to initiate it, if it turns off. I've had it turn off on me for unknown reasons from time to time.
That said, I haven't seen that the audiogram is working for streaming from anything except the iPhone; perhaps others can see if that's true for them.
Well I can confirm that it does, and it works. You must be doing something wrong.
is apple paying you to say they are comfortable? they are sooooo uncomfortable and fall out easily. did i mention overpriced like everything else from apple.
I WISH Apple was paying me. Unfortunately, they are not and your ears must be significantly different than the "average" ear.
This review is 1000% over the top & extremely boring.
Thanks!