Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 has introduced a suite of innovative features that are set to transform the way we approach hearing health and personal audio technology. With the integration of hearing tests ...

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 ...

Apple's hearing test, built right into the AirPods Pro 2, is a quick and easy way to understand your hearing health. Nasha is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our sleep and wellness verticals.

Beth Yauman thought her car’s turn signals had stopped making sounds years ago. They worked—she just couldn’t hear them. With ...

With iOS 18.2 now available, Apple expanded the AirPods Pro 2 hearing test feature to more countries and regions, including Cyprus, Czechia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, the United Arab ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. Expertise Public health, new wellness ...

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) ...

A hearing test is an essential healthcare tool used to measure how well an individual can hear. It helps to identify any potential hearing loss or hearing-related issues. Hearing tests at audiology ...

The biggest audio announcement at Apple’s iPhone event last month wasn’t the AirPods 4. Instead, the milestone news was the company’s plan to introduce a robust suite of hearing health features for ...

Often, it can take close to a decade for people with hearing loss to decide to get help. The cost of hearing aids—which can top $7,000 a pair—has long been one of the chief reasons for the delay.

To take the AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Test, ensure your iPhone runs iOS 18.1 or later. Go to Settings > AirPods Pro 2 > Hearing Health > Take a Hearing Test. Follow on-screen prompts in a quiet space, ...