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🗓️ 29 October 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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0:00.0 | So I know I've told you that I was diagnosed last year with mild to moderate hearing loss. |
0:04.4 | Do you need a hearing aid, my doctor asked, apparently rhetorically? |
0:08.0 | We can look at it, he continued without missing a beat, but it's not necessary. |
0:12.4 | Why don't we see how we're doing in a year? |
0:14.7 | Well a year later, bam! Apple puts an FDA approved hearing test in iOS 18.1 |
0:21.5 | and hearing aid capabilities in AirPods Pro 2, which is great except I didn't have a pair of AirPods |
0:29.1 | Pro 2. |
0:31.0 | Until yesterday. |
0:33.2 | My thinking was, I know I have mild to moderate hearing laws my doctor told me. |
0:39.0 | So updated I.O.S. 18.1 yesterday, piece of cake, and to my amazement ended up with the right |
0:45.7 | firmware for hearing aid functionality in my brand new AirPods Pro 2. |
0:50.3 | Did the hearing test and guess what? |
0:53.8 | For both ears my iPhone tells me I have little to no hearing loss. |
0:59.7 | So what now? |
1:00.8 | Was my doctor wrong or was my FDA approved in-home hearing test? |
1:06.1 | I know I could go ask my doctor, but he's not my doctor anymore. |
1:09.2 | My health provider changed and I don't have 300 plus dollars to spend on a specialist. I just spend 200 dollars on a pair of headphones I may not even need. |
1:19.0 | You're going to start screaming. This is Mac OSKinn. |
1:30.0 | Apple kicks off the week with new IMAX, Amazon spoils an Apple surprise, |
1:35.6 | and new operating systems herald the arrival of Apple Intelligence. |
1:40.4 | It is Tuesday, the 29th of October, 2024. |
1:44.7 | I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from Maco S. Ken, |
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