Hearing Health

A person wearing AirPods Pro 2 with soundwaves around their ear.

Coming this fall

Pioneering hearing.

You will soon have access to a Hearing Test,1 a Hearing Aid capability,1 and Loud Sound Reduction using just AirPods Pro 2 and an iPhone or iPad. It’s an all-in-one hearing health experience β€” and it will be available with a free software update.

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Awareness

Take a Hearing Test. Right at home.

Millions of people are unaware that they’re living with hearing loss, and even more don’t get tested. But now it’s faster, easier, and more convenient than ever to get scientifically validated results on your own time.1

A more convenient process. Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation and the in‑ear seal on your AirPods Pro 2 simulate the conditions needed to evaluate and provide you with insights into your hearing. Just find a quiet, comfortable place and launch the test from your AirPods settings or the Health app. The system will automatically check the fit of your AirPods Pro 2 and assess background noise levels before getting started.

Hear the tones, tap the screen. Using pure‑tone audiometry built on advanced acoustic science, the test plays a series of tones that you respond to by tapping the screen. Helpful animations, tap‑back effects, and progress indicators guide you through the experience, which takes about five minutes. More than 150,000 real‑world audiograms and millions of simulations helped develop a Hearing Test that’s accurate, fast, and easy.

Immediate results. Seamless support. When you complete the test, you see a personalized profile with easy‑to‑understand results and insights about your hearing. If you have little to no loss, but could still benefit from hearing certain frequencies more clearly, you’ll be able to adjust your Media Assist settings for enhanced audio on media and calls. And if you have mild to moderate hearing loss, you’ll be prompted to set up the Hearing Aid feature.

Private, secure, and easy to manage. All your Hearing Test data is privately and securely stored in the Health app on your device. You can retake the test whenever you want, monitor your hearing over time, download your test results, and read helpful articles about hearing health.

Assistance

A clinical‑grade Hearing Aid.

AirPods Pro 2 now provide the software-enabled Hearing Aid feature1 that is remarkably easy to use throughout the day. Simply switch the feature on and hear it all clearly.

A meaningful difference. After you complete the Hearing Test, if you have mild to moderate hearing loss, your personalized hearing profile will guide you to the Hearing Aid feature. With a quick setup, you’ll start hearing more clearly immediately. You can even customize the settings to your needs.

The Hearing Aid introduction screen

Fine-tune balance, amplification, and tone anytime.

Powered by Apple-designed audio innovations. With advanced computational audio and the powerful H2 chip, the Hearing Aid feature boosts frequencies so sounds are clearer and more vibrant to your ears. It also uses machine learning to make real-time adjustments as you go about your day.

A close-up look at the architecture of an AirPods Pro 2 pointing to the Noise isolating silicone ear tips.

Prevention

Minimize your exposure to loud noise.

AirPods Pro 2 provide Loud Sound Reduction when you're in Transparency mode.

1 in 3 people experience excessive exposure to noise on a regular basis.

Take noise down a notch. Loud Sound Reduction translates the sound signatures of what you hear to lower levels in environments as loud as 110 dBA. Machine learning on the H2 chip actively reduces louder, more intermittent noise at 48,000 times per second, and the ear tips provide a passive Noise Reduction Rating of 10 dBA.

dbmeter in orange dbmeter in blue Graph reflecting general loud noise levels being reduced by Loud Sound Reduction with AirPods Pro 2.
A performer on a stage at a live music concert.

More music to your ears. When you’re enjoying a live concert, the improved high dynamic range multiband compressor of Loud Sound Reduction minimizes your exposure to loud noise while keeping the music sounding natural and vibrant.

Honey Dijon | Apple Music Live

More intelligent ways to listen.

AirPods Pro 2 also include a range of features that support and enhance your hearing in a variety of environments, settings, and situations.

Pro-level Active Noise

Cancellation removes up to 2x more background noise before it
reaches your ears.2

Adaptive Audio intelligently tailors noise control to changes in your environment throughout the day.3

Adaptive EQ tunes the listening experience to your ears in real time based on the fit of your AirPods Pro 2.

Conversation Boost brings

focus and clarity to the voices directly in front of you.

Background Sounds play calming sounds β€” like the ocean or rain β€” to mask unwanted environmental noise.

Headphone Audio Levels let you set a volume limit and track how long and how often you listen to loud audio.