FDA approves some Apple AirPods to be used as hearing aids

AirPods are displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple headquarters on Sept. 9 in Cupertino, Calif. Juliana Yamada/AP

Juliana Yamada/AP

Two years after federal health officials approved the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids, some Apple AirPods owners may soon be able to access the medical device in the comfort of their home with the click of a software update.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Apple’s new “Hearing Aid Feature” which will amplify sounds for people with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment. The Apple feature, coming this fall via a free software update, will only

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