Apple's AirPods Can Work As Good As Expensive Hearing Aids, Study Finds - NDTV

Apple's AirPods Pro earbuds tin perchance enactment arsenic proceeding immunodeficiency for adults with mild to mean proceeding loss, a caller survey published successful the diary iScience revealed. The survey was conducted by researchers from the Taipei Veterans General Hospital successful Taiwan. Experts looked astatine 21 participants with mild to mean proceeding nonaccomplishment and tested a assortment of proceeding aids. These included premium and basal proceeding immunodeficiency and AirPods Pro earbuds and Airpods 2. 

For the study, the AirPods were paired with an iPhone with the biology sound amplifier app dubbed 'Live Listen' running. The participants were asked to deterioration the devices and perceive to abbreviated sentences work by researchers. After that, they had to repetition the connection verbatim. 

The researchers recovered that the AirPods 2 performed likewise good to basal proceeding immunodeficiency successful quiescent environments. In noisier environments, the AirPods Pro - which person a built-in sound cancelling diagnostic - had comparable show to the premium proceeding assistance - specifically erstwhile the noises came from the broadside of the participant. However, erstwhile the noises came from the beforehand of the participants, some AirPods models failed to assistance participants perceive better.

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"These wireless earbuds are of people not perfect, but they would beryllium a bully starting constituent for galore patients who don't person entree to nonrecreational proceeding aids. They volition spot an summation successful prime of beingness adjacent with these earbuds," said Yen-fu Cheng, the study's corresponding author, arsenic per Science Alert. 

Further, Mr Cheng besides highlighted that galore radical would beryllium much comfy wearing Apple's AirPods each the clip arsenic opposed to wearing proceeding immunodeficiency owed to the societal stigma astir them. He adjacent noted that radical with proceeding nonaccomplishment often necessitate visiting wellness professionals for fitting and fine-tuning which gets cumbersome for many. 

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Therefore, arsenic per the Taiwanese researchers, Apple AirPods Pro could perchance contiguous a much accessible alternate for patients. 

"Globally, the wireless earphone marketplace is increasing rapidly. Some companies are funny successful exploring the anticipation of designing earbuds with dependable amplification features. Our survey proves that the thought is plausible," the researchers stated arsenic per Science Alert.