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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: 0.208s | 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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bouvin ◴[22 Oct 24 09:23 UTC] No.41912596[source]▶
Earplugs lower the volume, they do not cut the sound completely.

Good earplugs (I use Etymotics myself) can do this without affecting the sound quality, making concerts enjoyable and safe.

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1. jghn ◴[22 Oct 24 14:30 UTC] No.41914681[source]▶
I grabbed a pair of Eymotics several years ago and never looked back. For a while I didn't believe they worked and kept having to take them out, only to realize that they were in fact dampening the volume even though the music sounded the same.