I took the hearing test twice. For the first test I had 17db and 18db left and right, respectively. On the second test I had 18db on both ears. I must have run into a bug because it couldn’t find the first test requiring me to take it a second time in order to activate the hearing assist features. But once I took the second test, the first one reappeared. I hope the tests don’t vanish again and force me to take it again because when it couldn’t find the first one, I couldn’t turn on the hearing assist functions at all. I don’t want to keep re-taking the test.
I turned on the hearing aid and immediately noticed a difference. The TV actually sounded less dull and I could hear the sound of the neighbor’s air conditioner better (not necessarily a good thing, lol). Everything still sounded quite natural. Apple’s transparency mode has always been top notch and even with hearing aid turned on, it still sounds like I’m not wearing AirPods. So far, so good. Even though Apple pegs my hearing loss as mild, I still seem to get a benefit from the feature.