Last month, Apple announced that their AirPods Pro 2 set of earphones can be turned into hearing aids. More interestingly, with just a software update this TWS can continue to be a clinic-grade hearing aid. When this feature was announced, it will be offered to more than 100 countries but for the iOS 18.1 stable update that will arrive soon – it will be limited to 2 countries first.
These two countries are the United States and Canada. This is because Apple needs the approval of each country's ministry of health and the FDA has already approved it. There are three features that will be given which are Hearing Test, Hearing Aid and Hearing Protection. This hearing aid mode can also be used together with Mac devices with macOS Sequoia.
According to Apple, to determine whether or not you need to activate this feature, you only need to take a 5-minute test to analyze whether your hearing level is still good or has begun to be affected. The results of this test can then be shared with the doctor to get a more professional opinion.