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There needs to be another option in the poll. ..... I don't use Apple Products.

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If I can find something similar for non-Apple products I’ll be glad to review and compare them.

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If it’s because you believe Apple has a horrible human rights record Google/Android products won’t help.

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I don't use Apple because of their closed system.

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If you friend hasn't tried Widex hearing aids, he should. I'm not sure I'd find earbud comfortable for all day use and they aren't exactly invisible! But can't beat the price.

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I have hearing aids by Jabra, and they are terrible with music. Even my cheapest, oldest earbuds have better sound quality than hearing aids. The audiologist justifies this as hearing aids are for overcoming hearing loss affecting conversations, so music isn't the goal and I wouldn't hear it right anyway.

The Jabra hearing aids do not do well with Android either. I upgraded from an LG V60 to a Samsung S24 Ultra to get support for the hearing aids and the Jabra's still don't support the same features as with an Apple device. The Jabra's can't act like regular bluetooth earbuds, which keeps them from being useful with the TV, PC, tablet, ...

My wife and I are hoping Apple gets the correcting for conversations right while keeping all the other features. If they do, we will have to give up our Android ecosystem and switch to Apple: having hearing aids that stream music that sounds like music will be worth the changeover.

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My hearing loss doesn’t cause much of a problem with conversations except in high noise environments. I might try them, though. However, my wife is a different issue. She really needs hearing aids. Plan to get her a pair of the new AirPods for Christmas if the reviews are good.

For me though, I believe my hearing loss is in frequencies where I probably miss a lot of musical sounds. I don’t think I hear music as it is played and miss out. I remember several years ago a headphone company promoted a pair that linked to a program and tested the wearer’s hearing for those frequencies then compensated for it in musical playback. I wonder if the AirPods use a similar approach? Could be all hearing aids do the same. I’ve never been tested so don’t have experience in that area.

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Amazon and Target currently have the AirPods Pro 2 on sale for $189.

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If this works for moderate hearing loss it will be quite affordable for iPhone users. I don’t know about Android phones, but I’ll be on the lookout 👀

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There is so much that my audiologist can adjust with my hearing aids. Stuff I can't begin to really understand. I'm not sure how an app that I need to program with do. And I would like to know how long the charge lasts when streaming. My current aids only last about 8 hrs when continuously streaming. And I need to hear more than 8 hrs a day. We'll see.

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