Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Auggie

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8. FYI: the (more) affordable Apple AirPods Pro

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 08:33 PM

Mar 2022

There's been some buzz about them on this board and throughout the internet so I bought a pair on sale from Costco ($205 with tax) to test against the Rexton behind-the-ear brand, also from Costco ($1900). They're not true hearing aids. But (and this is really cool) you can load your hearing test into the iOS health app and it will adjust the AirPods output accordingly. Turn on "Live Listen" and the AirPods become "hearing aids." They work pretty well. Not on par, perhaps, as a $5000 Starkey (or even the $1900 Rexton), but at a fraction of the price they're better than nothing.

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Locally developed hearing aid cuts through the noise -- and masks -- with help of AI [View all] SheltieLover Feb 2022 OP

Hmmm...if this truly works, then this is good. My hearing aids are the same way, they measure the SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #1

I'm crowd deaf in one ear SheltieLover Feb 2022 #2

Ha ha heh. Crowds are the worse for me too. I love your term 'crowd deaf', it's very SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #3

Thx! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #4

The article makes it sound like a little local company did this DavidDvorkin Feb 2022 #5

The $64,000 question (literally): how much? And how soon will they need to be replaced? Auggie Mar 2022 #6

No idea. SheltieLover Mar 2022 #7

FYI: the (more) affordable Apple AirPods Pro Auggie Mar 2022 #8

That's fabulous! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #9

Thanks. To be fair, the $1900 pair works a little better ... Auggie Mar 2022 #10

Well of course SheltieLover Mar 2022 #11