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Episode: Most people who need hearing aids don’t use them. What to know about the tools available to you.
Description: Some Apple AirPod wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update. It's a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they only reach a small portion of the millions of Americans with hearing loss.
An estimated 30 million people—1 in 8 Americans over the age of 12—have hearing loss in both ears. Millions would benefit from hearing aids but most have never tried them, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Countless others have tried them, but don't use them because of cost, poor quality, poor fit, how they look, or for other reas...