Apple receives FDA approval to transform AirPods Pro into hearing aids
Shameer5:41 pmSeptember 12, 2024 Just days after Apple unveiled a new hearing aid feature for its second-generation AirPods Pro, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the software behind this functionality. In a press release, the FDA referred to Apple’s solution as “the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software device.”The feature was “evaluated in a clinical study involving 118 participants with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss,” according to the FDA, with results showing that those using Apple’s self-fitting strategy expe