Your Old Apple AirPods Might Be Able to Replace Expensive Hearing Aids — Here’s How

The iPhone 16 may have been the focal point of Apple’s Monday event, but Apple had another announcement to pair with its new $799 smartphone — a free update to the $250 AirPods Pro 2, which Apple refreshed last year, to make the earbuds double as hearing aids.

“We’re really excited to announce that this fall, AirPods Pro will have a clinical grade, over-the-counter hearing aid feature,” Dr. Sumbul Desai, vice president of health at Apple, said at the event, specifying that the feature addresses mild to moderate hearing loss.

Related: FDA Finalizes Rule To Make Hearing Aids Over-the-Counter

After a software update this fall, anyone with a pair of AirPods

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