{"id":20685,"date":"2025-10-31T19:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/how-do-apples-airpods-pro-3-compare-against-hearing-aids-i-put-them-to-the-test\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T19:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:37:14","slug":"how-do-apples-airpods-pro-3-compare-against-hearing-aids-i-put-them-to-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/how-do-apples-airpods-pro-3-compare-against-hearing-aids-i-put-them-to-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"How do Apple\u2019s AirPods Pro 3 compare against hearing aids? I put them to the test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can these earphones, with less cost and stigma than real aids, be a gateway for millions with untreated hearing loss?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2025\/sep\/09\/sign-up-to-the-filter-us-our-newsletter-guide-to-buying-fewer-better-products\">Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I didn\u2019t think much about it when I asked my partner to repeat herself. But then I did it again. And again. And one day, my audiologist delivered the verdict: after years in war zones standing too close to things that went boom, I had moderate high-frequency hearing loss. I needed hearing aids. The option she showed me cost $7,000.<\/p>\n<p>The sticker shock hit harder than the diagnosis. In the US, insurance typically won\u2019t cover hearing aids, which meant I was on the hook for the full cost, out-of-pocket. I found a compromise at Costco: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jabra.com\/hearing\/enhance-pro-20\">Jabra Enhance Pro 20s<\/a> for $1,600. I spent the next month acclimating to their digital processing until it finally sounded normal.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2025\/oct\/31\/airpods-pro-3-hearing-aids\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3e072b971839b7e27425c5e85974300cb8368b3e\/1_0_2999_2400\/master\/2999.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=6cfd1b530a97d89694227c52e39321a6\" title=\"How do Apple\u2019s AirPods Pro 3 compare against hearing aids? I put them to the test\" \/>Can these earphones, with less cost and stigma than real aids, be a gateway for millions with untreated hearing loss?<br \/>\nSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things<br \/>\nI didn\u2019t think much about it when I asked my partner to repeat herself. But then I did it again. And again. And one day, my audiologist delivered the verdict: after years in war zones standing too close to things that went boom, I had moderate high-frequency hearing loss. I needed hearing aids. The option she showed me cost $7,000.<br \/>\nThe sticker shock hit harder than the diagnosis. In the US, insurance typically won\u2019t cover hearing aids, which meant I was on the hook for the full cost, out-of-pocket. I found a compromise at Costco: the Jabra Enhance Pro 20s for $1,600. I spent the next month acclimating to their digital processing until it finally sounded normal. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can these earphones, with less cost and stigma than real aids, be a gateway for millions with untreated hearing loss? Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I didn\u2019t think much about it when I asked my partner to repeat herself. But then I did it again. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/how-do-apples-airpods-pro-3-compare-against-hearing-aids-i-put-them-to-the-test\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How do Apple\u2019s AirPods Pro 3 compare against hearing aids? 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