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Apple's AirPods Pro update turns them into a clinical grade hearing aid

Apple is adding an over-the-counter, professional-grade hearing aid feature to its AirPods Pro. It'll boost the specific kinds of sounds you need help with.

This encompasses prevention, with levels limited by default and a noise app to measure exactly how noisy your surroundings are. Apple notes that one in three people are regularly exposed to noisy environments that can damage hearing, even with in-ear buds like AirPods Pro and noise cancellation. The test taps into large-scale data studies that Apple used to develop its hearing loss features, and it only takes five minutes.

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