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Apple's AirPods Pro hearing health features

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282 points elsewhen | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 00:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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artdigital ◴[22 Oct 24 02:24 UTC] No.41910597[source]▶
Went to see an artist (DJ) I liked and forgot my filters. Remembered that I had my AirPods Pro and used them in transparency mode and after only 10 minutes completely forgot I had them even in. I was surprised how good they worked as hearing protection!

Now when I’m at festivals and I have friends without earplugs, I usually recommend them to just use their AirPods Pro (if they have some) instead of buying cheap plugs

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whoitwas ◴[22 Oct 24 09:10 UTC] No.41912517[source]▶
This comment confuses me, but makes sense. Concerts are for consuming sound, people wear ear plugs??? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose? Like a blindfold in a theater?
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1. ntlk ◴[22 Oct 24 09:24 UTC] No.41912605[source]▶
Weirdly, earplugs can make it easier to hear certain detail, despite the reduction in volume. I wear earplugs at concerts and I can hear all the instruments, despite them somehow reducing the intensity of crowd noises. It’s also a lot easier to hear people talking to you, as long as they’re speaking in the direction of your ears.