Apple AirPods Pro 3 OTC Hearing Aid: Testing Results from Our Audiologist
HearingTracker Audiologist Steve Taddei shares the test results for the Apple AirPods Pro 3 when used as OTC hearing aids. The video highlights how well the AirPods Pro 3 amplify sound for people with mild to moderate hearing loss and compares their performance to traditional OTC hearing devices, noting strengths in accessibility and convenience as well as limitations compared with dedicated hearing aids.

The Apple AirPods Pro 3 are excellent active noise-cancelling earbuds, and they're OTC hearing aids that offer exceptional value.

The AirPods Pro 3 feature the same FDA-approved hearing aid functionality as their predecessor, the AirPods Pro 2, but Apple has improved a few things. As a result, the Pro 3 received a Hearing Tracker score of 4.1 out of 5, while the Pro 2 only scored a 3.8 out of 5. After many hours of testing in the Hearing Tracker lab, Steve also found one specific setting that took the Pro 3's hearing aid performance from "just okay" to "impressive."