With iOS 18.2, a new feature comes to AirPods that will help detect potential hearing problems. Take a test to check if your hearing is okay It's as simple as grabbing your AirPods Pro 2 and your iPhone and following these simple steps.
With the arrival of iOS 18, it was also announced New hearing health features for AirPods Pro 2. The Hearing protection that helps reduce loud noises to protect your ears, currently only available in the United States and Canada, the Hearing aid, which allows you to use your AirPdos Pro 2 as headphones, not yet available in Spain, and the Hearing Test, a test similar to those carried out in specialized sites and which offers you results that can help you detect possible hearing deficits. This last one It is the one that arrives in Spain with the update to iOS 18.2, and we have already tested it to tell you how it works.
Requirements
The first thing you need is some AirPods Pro 2 updated to the latest version available (7B21 at this time), and also an iPhone that is updated to iOS 18.2 (available since 18.1 but in Spain from 18.2).. If you meet these requirements, you must place your AirPods Pro 2 in your ears, with the appropriate pads for you, and access the Settings>AirPods Pro menu.
In the middle of the screen you will find the option to Take a hearing test. If you click on this button you will be told all the steps you need to take to be able to do it, the first of which will be to fill out a short questionnaire about your age and health conditions. Once you have done this you should go to a quiet, calm place where you can take the test. The time it takes is about 5 minutes, so you'll need to find a place where you'll be left alone for that period of time. Put your AirPods on correctly, snugly in your ears, with the correct ear tips. The AirPods will check that the ear tips are properly sealed, and if they detect sound leaks they'll let you know and you won't be able to continue with the test.
Following the steps indicated on the screen, you will reach the hearing test, which consists of repetitive sounds of different frequency and intensity, and You will have to touch the screen every time you hear the sound. some are easy to detect, others more complicated, depending on your hearing. First they will test one ear, then the other, and at the end all the data obtained will be analyzed, informing you of the hearing loss you have (if any).
Depending on age, A loss of up to 25dBHL is considered normal, so up to that point your hearing is considered normal. The number shown in that result is the average of the loss detected in the frequencies that are most important in speech. From 26 to 40 dBHL indicates mild hearing loss, with which it is possible to hear words spoken in a normal voice from one meter away. From 41 to 60 dBHL indicates moderate hearing loss, it is possible to hear words spoken in a raised voice from one meter away. From 61 to 80 dBHL indicates severe hearing loss, with some words being heard if they are shouted into your ear.
