People Are Hooked on Costco Hearing Aids, and This Is Why
“There’s nothing that comes close to the pricing you get at Costco,” says Bailey, a doctor of audiology. “It’s an unfair position for anyone trying to practice audiology, but have I recommended to friends and family that they go to Costco for hearing aids? Yes, I have.”
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So are AirPods Pro 2 a hearing aid alternative?
Volume: AirPods don’t help without turning the transparency volume way up. Even at max volume, I could have used some more boost.
Clarity: I was impressed with the sound quality and clarity. AirPods are powerful, and they did a great job picking up voices and cutting background noise. I went back and forth between my premium hearing aids and my AirPods, with comparable speech clarity and noise reduction.
Comfort: AirPods aren’t comfortable enough to wear all day, but they are fine for a few hours. I’ll continue to wear my behind-the-ear style hearing aids day to day.
Form factor: I loved the flexibility of a great earbud with noise cancelation and volume boost during travel, but I won’t be wearing my AirPods to dinner with friends anytime soon. The social dynamics would be confusing.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the Hearing Aid Feature, its first over-the-counter hearing aid software device that is intended to be used with the Apple AirPods Pro.
Why it matters: A hearing aid that’s built into a relatively inexpensive and easily accessible product that many people already own could help far more people get the hearing help they need.
How it works: The Hearing Aid Feature is set up using an iOS device, such as the iPhone, and the user’s hearing levels are accessed from the iOS HealthKit to customize it. Users can refine the volume, tone and balance settings after setting up the feature.
These WIRED-tested and audiologist-approved devices will help you hear sounds more clearly. Never miss out on a dinner conversation again.
“FOR THOSE WITH hearing challenges, there’d long been just one option for dealing with it: an expensive, bulky hearing aid prescribed by a doctor. That changed in 2022 when the US Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter hearing aid devices, giving consumers access to a vast and growing array of alternatives.
Today, there are more hearing aids than ever, and they come in all different shapes, sizes, and most importantly, prices. How does a $100 hearing aid compare to a $5,000 prescription device for treating mild to moderate hearing loss? We’ve been testing products for the past two years to answer that question.”
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