It's not the same block, though.
Well... I skipped iOS 17, but on iOS 16, there was no true hearing aid function, just the Live Listening, which required me to place my iPhone close to the sound source I wanted to listen to.
You can manually add values for mild to moderate hearing loss.
Read my post above for the workaround but it would be better to take your mum to an audiologist if she has severe or even profound hearing loss. Costco are about the cheapest around and I believe you can have a trial period. Which country are you in? If you are in the UK she can be be referred by her doctor and the NHS will give her free hearing aids. There can be a wait depending where you live.
Isn't your workaround for people still on iOS 17? Did you post a workaround for iOS 18 that I missed?
I totally agree, but it sounded like the Mom was being too stubborn to go.
Hey thanks! The test date shows up in the Health app but strangely there is no data associated with it… I’m gonna dig a bit and report back.
Ah, yes, it can be very difficult to get used to hearing aids, and they do feel too expensive, especially if all you need them is for talking to your kids.Hey thanks! The test date shows up in the Health app but strangely there is no data associated with it… I’m gonna dig a bit and report back.
My mom has seen an audiologist and tried out a hearing aid for a month but found it too jarring and too expensive (even when I offered to pay.) I’m just trying to find an occasional-use solution for her to lessen the amount of yelling I have to do when we’re together.
You deserve a medal for this post. Thanks so much!! I’ll let you know how it goes. 🤞Ah, yes, it can be very difficult to get used to hearing aids, and they do feel too expensive, especially if all you need them is for talking to your kids.
So basically, once you locate the hearing test results, or get your Mom to retake it, there's going to be a number for each frequency tested. If any of the numbers are smaller than 45, you just use that number as it is. For any frequency where the number is bigger than 45, enter 45. Got that?
Also, make sure hearing protection is turned on. That should help with discomfort from sounds being too loud.
And finally, what I found most helpful is to fine tune the hearing aid sound. It's in Settings->AirPods (shows up when AirPods are connected to phone)->Hearing Assistance->Adjustments.
Sit your Mom in front of a TV, turn on a news show, or other program where people are talking in a steady, even tone. Then slide the Tone and Ambient Noise Reduction sliders left and right until she finds a level she's comfortable with.
It won't get your Mom's hearing back to the level where you never have to repeat yourself, but it might cut back on the number.
Oh, another tip is that talking louder doesn't necessarily help with comprehension. In most cases of hearing loss, the main problem is you lose the ability to distinguish between consonants. So talking at normal volume, but taking care to clearly enunciate consonants helps. Rewording what you said, so that you switch to words that are easier to hear can help, too. You and your Mom should try to identify exactly which words she couldn't figure out instead of repeating the entire sentence over.
Good luck, let me know if it works out.
Glad to help other people dealing with hearing loss. And I just remembered, have you tried the live caption feature on your iPhone? It's a bit awkward because I have to look at the phone screen instead of the face of the person speaking, but it's pretty good at transcribing what's being said in real time. You can turn it on from Settings->Accessibility, and you can put an icon for it in Control Center to turn it quickly on and off.
Only if you have an update to do. Go to Monaco. Do the update and they should work. When you go back to Italy don't update them again if you want them to continue working.
And this changes the sound you hear in your environment? Like, someone talks to you, they sound louder? Or you turn on the water faucet, and you hear the water running?
So you are saying once you set up the hearing accommodations in accessibility, then switch your AirPods to transparency mode, the hearing amplification carry over to the environmental sounds?
Yes. They function as hearing aids and have done since 2022. The original AirPods too going back to 2019.