Apple's Research App Gains AirPods Pro Support for Hearing Study

[MacRumors]

Apple today updated its Research app for the iPhone and the iPad to add AirPods Pro support for an ongoing hearing study.

According to Apple's release notes, the app now supports AirPods Pro and includes an improved VoiceOver experience for those participating in the hearing study plus battery life improvements on Apple Watch.

This update includes new features, improvements and bug fixes and is recommended for all users:
- Support for AirPods Pro in the Apple Hearing study
- Improved experience for VoiceOver users while participating in the Apple Hearing study and the hearing test
- Battery life improvements with the latest watchOS update

Apple's Research app launched in November with three studies related to heart and movement, women's health, and hearing.

The hearing test in particular is designed to examine factors that impact hearing health, and it is being conducted in partnership with the University of Michigan.

Apple is collecting hearing data over time to understand how everyday sound can impact hearing.

Article Link: Apple's Research App Gains AirPods Pro Support for Hearing Study

 

[whyamihere]

I took the hearing test weeks ago while wearing my AirPods Pro just fine. I'm pretty sure it even knew I was wearing AirPods.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Estimates from the SIPP indicate that fewer than 1 in 20 Americans are currently deaf or hard of hearing. In round numbers, nearly 10,000,000 persons are hard of hearing and close to 1,000,000 are functionally deaf. More than half of all persons with hearing loss or deafness are 65 years or older and less than 4% are under 18 years of age. However, these findings are limited to those who report difficulty hearing "normal conversation" and do not include the larger population of persons with hearing loss for which only hearing outside the range and circumstances of normal conversation is affected.

How many deaf people are there in the United States? Estimates from the Survey of Income and Program Participation - PubMed

The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is one of a few national surveys that regularly collects data identifying the American population of persons with hearing loss or deafness. Estimates from the SIPP indicate that fewer than 1 in 20 Americans are currently deaf or hard of...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

a very important study and great progress. The internal microphones and the external used for ambient sound is cohesively working to detect your hearing

 

[Expos of 1969]

This is like the booze companies giving meagre funding to "sensible drinking" campaigns. A bit of positive pr with no interest whatsoever in changing people's habits.

The wearing of white ear buds by Apple customers over the past years has undoubtedly contributed to hearing loss or hearing problems in many.

 

[jimthing]

Tinnitus study would be good. It literally ruins many people's quality of life 24/7.