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Apple's AirPods Pro hearing health features

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282 points elsewhen | 2 comments | 22 Oct 24 00:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. Peanuts99 ◴[22 Oct 24 10:56 UTC] No.41913063[source]▶
I know several people who have permanent hearing damage as a result of loud clubs in their 20s. Gotta look after your hearing when listening to love music.
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2. whoitwas ◴[23 Oct 24 11:18 UTC] No.41923827[source]▶
That's horrible. It sounds odd to me because I wear earplugs to sleep or do loud things. To not hear things seems the opposite of a concert.