CNBC September 12, 2024
Kif Leswing

Key Points

– Apple announced on Monday that its AirPods Pro 2 headphones will soon become an FDA-cleared hearing aid.

– Adults with mild or moderate hearing loss will be able to use their Apple earphones to amplify specific sounds that they want to hear better.

– It’s the latest example of Apple’s strategy to plunge further into the health industry, a potential $15 trillion market.

Soon, people with AirPods in their ears might not be drowning you out — they might be wearing them to hear you better.

Apple announced on Monday that its AirPods Pro 2 headphones will become an FDA-cleared hearing aid in the coming weeks through a software update. That means that adults with mild or...

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