Apple released an update to its software that turns airpods into hearing aids it’s the newest option for over-the-counter hearing devices for people with mild to monitored hearing loss like me the hearing aid feature is available only with the second generation of airpods pro to get started you’ll need to update your iPhone or iPad to the latest iOS version the first step is to go to your settings tap the airpods icon and that opens up a hearing test the hearing test takes about 5 minutes and tests both ears you can see how well or how bad you did uh the results are used to customize your airpods all of that gets uploaded to the Apple Health app you can take the test multiple times and if you do go to an audiologist you can upload those results into the health app too I can hear almost everything I hear the uh uh air conditioner humming it’s helping and in fact I can actually hear my voice as being a little crisper