If there could be a silver lining in that potential news, it's that the same AirPods Pro 2 headphones I was using to run the test could now act as an over-the-counter grade hearing aid.

and test-drove the hearing tests included on this list. Headphones are often required. “Not using these devices allows background noise to potentially affect the results,” Piskosz says.

It's been forty or more years since I took a real audio test, but I still remember being a kid, wearing bulky headphones, and raising my hand when I heard a tone. Back then, I had perfect hearing.

The Hearing Aid mode is a software, not hardware, feature. That means AirPods Pro 2 owners still need to make sure their ...

More people are using headphones and earbuds than ever before in their daily lives, but constant noise exposure could lead to ...

The best over-ear headphones deliver a fully immersive audio ... Over-ear designs can also be good for your hearing health. With drivers positioned outside the ear canal, there’s less direct ...

Also pay attention to the noise going on in the background when you have your headphones on. Trying to listen to music while on a train, in a noisy room or on a busy street means people turn up their ...

Ask An Audiologist launches an online hearing test that provides users with a quick, convenient way to evaluate their hearing ...