{"id":29296,"date":"2024-11-30T07:54:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T06:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=29296"},"modified":"2024-12-06T11:20:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:20:49","slug":"apples-new-airpods-are-also-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/11\/apples-new-airpods-are-also-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s New AirPods Are Also Hearing Aids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing loss can have a great impact on one’s quality of life.
While aging adults are more commonly affected by it, people of all ages can be affected too. There are several ways to deal with this condition such as cochlear implants or something less invasive such as assistive devices or hearing aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s read the article and know more about this earphones that could be used as hearing aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/10\/tech\/apple-airpods-pro-hearing-aids\/index.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does the “clinical grade<\/strong>” mean? “The company said the wireless headphones will double as clinical-grade<\/strong> over-the-counter hearing aids for those who need them.<\/em>” Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does the term “over-the-counter<\/strong>“? “Over-the-counter<\/strong> hearing aids, such as Apple\u2019s offering,\u00a0also\u00a0are not a treatment for \u201csevere or profound\u201d hearing loss, according to the FDA.<\/em>” Use it in a sentence and give two synonyms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does the phrase “to<\/strong> open up the market<\/strong>” mean? “She had hoped for an announcement like Apple\u2019s after the FDA opened up the market<\/strong> to over-the-counter offerings two years ago.<\/em>” Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What are your thoughts on the hearing aid update for AirPods?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What is your opinion on the importance of normalizing hearing aids?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What health features or apps does your mobile phone have? What feature\/s do you wish it had?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Share your thoughts on this, “Today\u2019s marketing authorization of an over-the-counter hearing aid software on a widely used consumer audio product is another step that advances the availability, accessibility and acceptability of hearing support for adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss.<\/em>“.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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