A device linked to hearing damage just became a legitimate FDA cleared hearing aid, and the clinical research backs it up.

The second-generation AirPods Pro have had hearing health features for a while now. However, those tools are being expanded in iOS 18 with Hearing Test, Hearing Aid and Hearing Protection that will ...

Do you find yourself leaning in while you’re having a conversation, all the better to read the speaker’s lips? Do you ask people to repeat themselves? Do you crank the television a little (or a lot) ...

CNBC tested the new hearing health features coming to Apple's AirPods Pro 2, including the hearing test, hearing protection and hearing aid capabilities. The features are easy to use and set up from ...

Medicare still doesn’t cover hearing aids in 2026. Here’s how the OTC market became the most practical alternative while you ...

Hearing tests can be conducted by connecting the AirPods Pro 2 to an iPhone running iOS 18.1 or later or an iPad running iPadOS 18.1 or later. The AirPods Pro 2 hearing test mimics the hearing tests ...

Today, Apple announced a host of new updates to AirPods Pro, not the least of which is the ability to double as an over-the-counter hearing aid, along with a number of other features geared towards ...

The average person waits 9 years to treat hearing loss. Doctors say that delay is tied to dementia, depression and falls.

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

First rule: stop shouting.

Adults with mild to moderate hearing loss will now be able to buy hearing aids without getting their hearing tested by an audiologist or other specialist, under a new FDA rule announced Tuesday. The ...

Health Canada on Wednesday issued Apple licenses for the hearing aid and hearing test features available on the AirPods Pro 2. Apple is now permitted to launch these features in Canada, and that will ...