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Posted: 11/12/2021 4:26:13 PM EDT
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I didn't know they functioned as hearing aids. I might have to look into that.
Requires an iPhone evidently. Oh well, I'll just stay deaf in one ear, lol. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 4:27:11 PM EDT
[#2]
I'm continually amazed at the applications and capabilities of modern consumer tech.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 4:31:46 PM EDT
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I used to PooPoo Apple when the subject was only desktop computers.
Then Cell Phones and Tablets came out... Apple is the only way to go with those. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 4:34:22 PM EDT
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Is the the new 3rd Gen pros or will the 2nd gens work?
How do you upload your hearing profile. I think these would be good for watching TV. I can hear but sometimes I don’t understand exactly what someone said. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 4:37:50 PM EDT
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Rude? Too bad. Unless she wants to make up the $5750 difference.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 4:46:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is the the new 3rd Gen pros or will the 2nd gens work? How do you upload your hearing profile. I think these would be good for watching TV. I can hear but sometimes I don’t understand exactly what someone said. Here are the instructions that I used https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT211218?cid=mc-ols-audio-article_ht211218-ios_ui-06042020 It lists the ones below, but may need to verify as I used 3rd gen Pros (I didn’t own any already) AirPods (3rd generation) AirPods Max Apple EarPods (with 3.5mm Headphone Plug or Lightning Connector) AirPods (2nd generation) AirPods Pro Powerbeats Powerbeats Pro Beats Solo Pro You upload the audiogram to the Health App on your phone and it synchs it. I messed around without the Audiogram first and can get it almost as good with trial and error sliding the various settings around. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 4:58:08 PM EDT
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I absolutely love my iPhone capability with my hearing aid. Having a hearing aid isn't as much of a disability now, it's a superpower!
I love streaming stuff to it while on the stand hunting, completely silent to anything outside my ear... everything adjustable from the phone... I wear it more than I normally would just because of all this cool stuff I can do with it. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:04:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I absolutely love my iPhone capability with my hearing aid. Having a hearing aid isn't as much of a disability now, it's a superpower! I love streaming stuff to it while on the stand hunting, completely silent to anything outside my ear... everything adjustable from the phone... I wear it more than I normally would just because of all this cool stuff I can do with it. Yeah, just messing around with it now. Have figured out there is a “Live listen” setting on the iPhone that turns the iPhone into a microphone. It picks up additional sounds and sends it to the AirPods. Would give superhearing, kind of like the GameEar products. Obviously it won’t block out a gunshot though so hearing protection is still required. I wonder if you could put muffs over the AirPods, use the iPhone as the microphone and have amplified hearing and hearing protection for shooting at the same time. Edit: interesting thing for the super-spy. You can leave the phone in the other side of the house and it picks up whatever conversation is happening and sends it to the AirPods. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:06:07 PM EDT
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I actually e-mailed Tim Cook a couple years ago about how Apple should get into the hearing aid market. Fuck cars.
They excel in micro, audio technology, and Apple puts a big focus on "Accessibility"/Health features, and there is a huge, growing market in Boomers going deaf. If they DO come out with hearing aids, you can thank me. 
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:08:54 PM EDT
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Interesting... I am tired of asking people to repeat themselves but don't want to spring for hearing aids.
Might be worth a try. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:09:34 PM EDT
[#11]
“Sir you can not listen to music at work”
“Oh these? They are my hearing aides, sorry for the Confusion, you must feel pretty awkward right now, telling an employe with a handicap that he can’t use his hearing aids during employment hours, hold on I love this song”...... 
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:24:55 PM EDT
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Ya it’s a pretty kick ass new feature. It launched a few weeks ago via software update.
I work in a loud environment and keep one of the earbuds in so I can hear my phone ring. The new feature helps to understand what people are saying much easier. I also like the sound generator (stream, ocean, rain, white noise,..) |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:28:01 PM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Interesting... I am tired of asking people to repeat themselves but don't want to spring for hearing aids. Might be worth a try. The store I bought them from said they can be returned if they don’t work out for me, so I figured there is no downside to trying them out for a few days. If they work as I hope they do, great. If not, I’ll return them. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:33:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Here are the instructions that I used https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT211218?cid=mc-ols-audio-article_ht211218-ios_ui-06042020 It lists the ones below, but may need to verify as I used 3rd gen Pros (I didn’t own any already) AirPods (3rd generation) AirPods Max Apple EarPods (with 3.5mm Headphone Plug or Lightning Connector) AirPods (2nd generation) AirPods Pro Powerbeats Powerbeats Pro Beats Solo Pro You upload the audiogram to the Health App on your phone and it synchs it. I messed around without the Audiogram first and can get it almost as good with trial and error sliding the various settings around. any Idea if the new Beats fit pro will be added to the list? It too is running the H1 chip that the airpods 3rd gen is running. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:37:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:39:33 PM EDT
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More info on how to adjust these? Had them for atleast a year and have significant high tone hearing loss in my right ear due to an accident. Can you customize each side?
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:42:29 PM EDT
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I like my quiet world.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:43:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: More info on how to adjust these? Had them for atleast a year and have significant high tone hearing loss in my right ear due to an accident. Can you customize each side? Yes, the audiogram is customized for each side. I downloaded an app called Mimi hearing test to record the audiogram, but believe you can get one from your audiologist as well. I just sat in a quiet place and the hearing test took maybe 10 minutes. I then ticked a setting that allowed Mimi hearing test to share the audiogram with the Apple Health App. Then enabled audiogram on the AirPods and selected the one I wanted it to use. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:43:42 PM EDT
[#19]
Apple's stuff works because a judge gave them complete control over hardware and software.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:49:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like my quiet world. no is more of an EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:57:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: For those with mild shooting related hearing loss… I’ve lost a lot of the high range of my hearing and missed a lot of the small sounds. I can hear 99% of men’s voices, and 95% of women’s and children’s to put it in perspective, but don’t hear many bird sounds outside or small beeps or chimes on various things. So I have been trialling some hearing aids. To buy them is about $6k. They worked well, as I would expect. But before buying I decided to try some Apple AirPod Pros. The AirPods have a function where you can upload your audiogram and adjust outside noise to your exact hearing loss. So far, they seem to work as well as the high end hearing aids, and for a small fraction of the cost. My audiologist is not a fan because she CSB - but maybe it will help someone else as I can’t be the only one with reeeeeee sounds due to shooting. Fixed. I had no idea this was possible, but I’m paying attention now! |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:57:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Apple's stuff works because a judge gave them complete control over hardware and software. No, it works because they make their own hardware and software and they have standards -- unlike some other companies. Judges don't have anything to do with it. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 5:58:48 PM EDT
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BTW for anyone else who actually does need hearing aids -- go to Costco, don't buy them from your audiologist. 80% off the price your audiologist will charge you for literally the same device.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 6:02:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, just messing around with it now. Have figured out there is a “Live listen” setting on the iPhone that turns the iPhone into a microphone. It picks up additional sounds and sends it to the AirPods. Would give superhearing, kind of like the GameEar products. Obviously it won’t block out a gunshot though so hearing protection is still required. I wonder if you could put muffs over the AirPods, use the iPhone as the microphone and have amplified hearing and hearing protection for shooting at the same time. Edit: interesting thing for the super-spy. You can leave the phone in the other side of the house and it picks up whatever conversation is happening and sends it to the AirPods. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I absolutely love my iPhone capability with my hearing aid. Having a hearing aid isn't as much of a disability now, it's a superpower! I love streaming stuff to it while on the stand hunting, completely silent to anything outside my ear... everything adjustable from the phone... I wear it more than I normally would just because of all this cool stuff I can do with it. Yeah, just messing around with it now. Have figured out there is a “Live listen” setting on the iPhone that turns the iPhone into a microphone. It picks up additional sounds and sends it to the AirPods. Would give superhearing, kind of like the GameEar products. Obviously it won’t block out a gunshot though so hearing protection is still required. I wonder if you could put muffs over the AirPods, use the iPhone as the microphone and have amplified hearing and hearing protection for shooting at the same time. Edit: interesting thing for the super-spy. You can leave the phone in the other side of the house and it picks up whatever conversation is happening and sends it to the AirPods. I e actually done this at the range with other shooters nearby. It satisfies my purposes to that end - AirPod Pros + foam tips + inner ear hooks 
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Posted: 11/12/2021 6:03:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: BTW for anyone else who actually does need hearing aids -- go to Costco, don't buy them from your audiologist. 80% off the price your audiologist will charge you for literally the same device. I was ready to do that, but my health care package only has a 10% copay on hearing aids.  I can get new ones every 3 years. So I get my hearing aids at the audiologist, I'm getting two new ones in January when we start our new plan. Lithium battery rechargable, last over 24 hours per charge and charge completely in about 3 hours. The point is, before you go to Costco, look at your insurance and see what benefits you have. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 6:03:19 PM EDT
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Pretty cool OP! Thanks! I used this and found my current hearing loss but I am not sure it takes tinnitus into account.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 6:05:37 PM EDT
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I've been an Android guy for years but am thinking of moving to Apple.
Android Auto it terrible, BTW. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 6:09:44 PM EDT
[#28]
I generally say fuck apple, but it is cool you found a much cheaper solution that works for you OP.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 6:12:23 PM EDT
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Iphones work well enough but unless my experience is wildly different than most they have their own quirks and issues. My wife's phone seems to decide when it wants to notify of a text based on atmospheric pressure and prevalent wind direction.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 7:09:46 PM EDT
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