Post up your AirPod hearing test results.

Jefe's Dope · Oct 28, 2024

Apple released their hearing test for AirPods and wanted to compare my hearing loss to other shooters.

For reference, I shoot a dozen or so matches a year. Most are .22 PRS type and I generally do NOT wear hearing protection due to mostly subsonic ammo and the general low noise. I DO wear hearing protection and use a suppressor for centerfire but also see a lot of muzzle breaks on the line during site in. I would estimate I shoot 5000+ rounds of RF a year and around 2000 CF rounds per year.

I will say that listening to my own breathing during the testing is annoying and I found myself trying to hold my breath at times.

Test 1:

Test 2:

I think I might do slightly better in a quieter environment. Will try again at night when nobody is up and around.

HPIguy · Oct 28, 2024

Huh, didn't know they did this. I'll have to try it.

Hecouldgoalltheway · Oct 28, 2024

Looks like they are using the same test the VA uses to determine ratings.

songdogslayer · Oct 28, 2024

What?

hafejd30 · Oct 28, 2024

I should try it with mine. My one from work gets to about 2000 hz then resembles a ski slope

HPIguy · Friday at 4:09 PM

Mine was better than I'd have thought.

roostercogburn98 · Friday at 4:20 PM

Is this with noise canceling mode on or off

Darryle · Friday at 7:27 PM

You fuckers and your good hearing!

This mimics the results of my $7k hearing aids. I have always said that if Apple made hearing aids, it would bankrupt the hearing aid market and I hope I am right. This was the first night the app was available on my year old Air Pod Pro 2s

LuckyLuke80 · Friday at 7:34 PM

So something that air pods are good for? I have AirPods and prefer my raycons over the AirPods hands down. I’ll have to try this test and see what they show. I went to a horse doctor or some such thing recently and he just cracked jokes about how my hearing is terrible but has to get worse before they would prescribe hearing aids.

DoctorBen · Friday at 8:35 PM

No hearing trouble so far; but I won’t get out of the truck at range without Ear Pro.

n2ishun · Saturday at 3:06 AM

All of you failed hugely, bigly, astronomically.

You listened, and heard, the Apple advertisement.......and fell for it.

Srgt. Hulka · Saturday at 9:18 AM

My wife keeps telling me that I need my hearing checked. I tell her why, I already know I can’t hear. Fourteen years of 1” impact wrench will do that to ya.

ironman56 · Saturday at 9:27 AM

I have documented hearing loss from when I was in the Air Force back in the 70's , the VA says not enough for $ , I'm seriously thinking about paying for my own hearing ear dog - service animal, then I can get all the chicks at the dive bar , or NOT !!!!.

Darryle · Saturday at 9:36 AM

n2ishun said:
All of you failed hugely, bigly, astronomically.

You listened, and heard, the Apple advertisement.......and fell for it.

I already had mine, but if you haven't used them in noise canceling mode, you are missing out. The Pro Gen 2s are great, I use them at the gun range all the time and have converted a few members to them over their usual method.

DoctorBen · Saturday at 10:43 AM

Darryle said:
I already had mine, but if you haven't used them in noise canceling mode, you are missing out. The Pro Gen 2s are great, I use them at the gun range all the time and have converted a few members to them over their usual method.

Im using the pro Gen 1; don’t really find them enough NRR for indoor range. Suppressed is great. But I throw some cheap cans over top and love them.

Darryle · Saturday at 3:54 PM

The Gen 2s are way better than the original version. I wear them all day at work, 1 set with the lightning plug, one with the USB C, those are the ones that have the firmware for the hearing test.

rdinak · Saturday at 5:07 PM

It said I have terrible tinnitus. Eeeeeeee

roostercogburn98 · Saturday at 5:22 PM

Darryle said:
The Gen 2s are way better than the original version. I wear them all day at work, 1 set with the lightning plug, one with the USB C, those are the ones that have the firmware for the hearing test.

If they didn’t fall out of your ears so easy, I’d love them more. Wore mine for several hours today while I painted. All I hear is music, just the way I like it.

DeathBeforeDismount · Saturday at 6:45 PM

Hecouldgoalltheway said:
Looks like they are using the same test the VA uses to determine ratings.

Tinnitus mother fucka!

SilentStalkr · Saturday at 6:59 PM

What?

Hecouldgoalltheway · Saturday at 7:17 PM

DeathBeforeDismount said:
Tinnitus mother fucka!

10%

Darryle · Saturday at 7:31 PM

roostercogburn98 said:
If they didn’t fall out of your ears so easy, I’d love them more. Wore mine for several hours today while I painted. All I hear is music, just the way I like it.

They don't fall out of mine, are we talking about the same Air Pods?

Darryle · Saturday at 7:32 PM

DeathBeforeDismount said:
Tinnitus mother fucka!

It's all in your mind, literally

roostercogburn98 · Saturday at 8:21 PM

Darryle said:
They don't fall out of mine, are we talking about the same Air Pods?

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Same ones

Nik H · Saturday at 8:38 PM

Jefe's Dope said:
Apple released their hearing test for AirPods and wanted to compare my hearing loss to other shooters.

For reference, I shoot a dozen or so matches a year. Most are .22 PRS type and I generally do NOT wear hearing protection due to mostly subsonic ammo and the general low noise. I DO wear hearing protection and use a suppressor for centerfire but also see a lot of muzzle breaks on the line during site in. I would estimate I shoot 5000+ rounds of RF a year and around 2000 CF rounds per year.

I will say that listening to my own breathing during the testing is annoying and I found myself trying to hold my breath at times.

Test 1:
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Test 2:
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I think I might do slightly better in a quieter environment. Will try again at night when nobody is up and around.

I am doing this tomorrow when everyone is out of the house

Nik H · Saturday at 8:40 PM

roostercogburn98 said:
Is this with noise canceling mode on or off

The mode is automatically selected. You have to have iOS 18 installed and have the Pro 2 pods

Nik H · Saturday at 8:44 PM

rdinak said:
It said I have terrible tinnitus. Eeeeeeee

Mine isn't as bad, but in a quiet place, I still hear the EEEEEE

SilentStalkr · Saturday at 9:51 PM

roostercogburn98 said:
If they didn’t fall out of your ears so easy, I’d love them more. Wore mine for several hours today while I painted. All I hear is music, just the way I like it.

That’s the reason I Cannot use them. They constantly fall out of my ears if doing anything besides sitting on the couch and sometimes even then. I have to use the over the ear or wrap around ear type.

Darryle · Saturday at 10:06 PM

I don't know that mine have ever fallen out and I sweat thru my head sock every time I put on my suit.

But I also clean mine and my ears every time I put them in, usually with with the glass cleaner or wipes I use to clean my full face respirator.

Halfnutz · Saturday at 10:13 PM

Called the tinnitus help line, but it just rang and rang.

Not sure who at apple thought this was a good idea, but if it encourages people to wear ear pro it's a good thing. I wonder how accurate it is compared to a "real" test?

EddieNFL · Sunday at 6:47 AM

Don’t recall the numbers, but after the lady at the VA finished the test she said, “Yeah. We’re gonna get you some hearing aids.” Severe L, moderate R.

Funny thing is, I hear the tinnitus perfectly clear.

EddieNFL · Sunday at 6:50 AM

The Hearing Protection feature is not suitable for protection against extremely loud impulse sounds, such as gunfire, fireworks, or jackhammers, or against sustained sounds louder than 110 dBA.

Jefe's Dope · Sunday at 7:21 AM

Halfnutz said:
Called the tinnitus help line, but it just rang and rang.

Not sure who at apple thought this was a good idea, but if it encourages people to wear ear pro it's a good thing. I wonder how accurate it is compared to a "real" test

Approved by the FDA. For whatever that's worth.

Jefe's Dope · Sunday at 7:27 AM

Darryle said:
I already had mine, but if you haven't used them in noise canceling mode, you are missing out. The Pro Gen 2s are great, I use them at the gun range all the time and have converted a few members to them over their usual method.

Apple doesn't rate them for shooting.

Jefe's Dope · Sunday at 7:28 AM

roostercogburn98 said:
If they didn’t fall out of your ears so easy, I’d love them more. Wore mine for several hours today while I painted. All I hear is music, just the way I like it.

Try replacing the silicone tips w/ these. They work much better for me.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088KPNKN2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Get the three size option and figure out which size works best then you can get just that size.

pmclaine · Sunday at 7:42 AM

What?

roostercogburn98 · Sunday at 8:06 AM

Jefe's Dope said:
Try replacing the silicone tips w/ these. They work much better for me.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088KPNKN2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Get the three size option and figure out which size works best then you can get just that size.

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Thanks, I’ll look onto those for sure

lariat · Sunday at 9:07 AM

I hate having tinnitus but my real fear is the day I can’t hear Sandhills, dove or ducks when they are on the wing or the wind through the trees.

Darryle · Sunday at 10:06 AM

Jefe's Dope said:
Apple doesn't rate them for shooting.

OK, follow Apple's advice.

UKDslayer · Sunday at 4:02 PM

And just like that the DS and WEF know what you're thinking...

Darryle · Sunday at 4:06 PM

UKDslayer said:
And just like that the DS and WEF know what you're thinking...

They're going to be disappointed

UKDslayer · Sunday at 4:52 PM

https://www.weforum.org/videos/davos-am23-ready-for-brain-transparency-english/

LuckyDuck · 2024-11-04T04:52:47-0500

Would somebody answer that goddamn phone that's ringing!?

HPIguy · 2024-11-04T10:57:37-0500

roostercogburn98 said:
If they didn’t fall out of your ears so easy, I’d love them more. Wore mine for several hours today while I painted. All I hear is music, just the way I like it.

These are the solution to that problem.

Amazon.com

roostercogburn98 · 2024-11-04T12:32:42-0500

HPIguy said:
These are the solution to that problem.

Amazon.com

Thanks. I will add those to my cart and order along with the other recommendation from @Jefe's Dope

HPIguy · 2024-11-04T13:32:55-0500

roostercogburn98 said:
Thanks. I will add those to my cart and order along with the other recommendation from @Jefe's Dope

You are welcome. I like the earplug style tips since they hold better for me personally.

roostercogburn98 · 2024-11-04T13:57:22-0500

HPIguy said:
You are welcome. I like the earplug style tips since they hold better for me personally.

The flange/earplug style seemed to always hold in my ear better as well

LuckyLuke80 · 2024-11-04T22:25:19-0500

LuckyDuck said:
Would somebody answer that goddamn phone that's ringing!?

I can relate to the phone. Googled “tinnitus sounds” and found the pitch that my ears ring to and played it for my wife. She couldn’t believe that’s the sound I hear 24/7. It’s really a lot of fun…

akmike47 · 2024-11-05T00:02:09-0500

Last hearing test I took for a job I walked out of the booth to a disapproving look and a slow head shake….still asked if I passed to be a dick lol

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