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It lets you use the AirPods to hearvwhat the phone’s mic picks up.

That’s it.

It won’t replace real hearing aids all the time. The battery only lasts 4 hours after all.

But for people without hearing aids it may be useful in lour places or to hear quiet talkers.

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> The battery only lasts 4 hours after all.

Just buy two, and keep one charging at all times. Two airpods are still about 1/10 the cost of hearing aids.

More like 1/40 the cost

They last longer than 4 hours for me.

Maybe it’s five? I just know that sometimes I wear them nonstop starting from when I come back from lunch and they die a bit before I leave; if I haven’t taken a break and charged them for a few minutes.

I’ve also had them since launch and use them basically every single day at work. Maybe those ridiculously tiny batteries have worn down a little bit.

I thought their case charged them quickly? (I use giant beats headphones to make me look cool ;) they ostensibly have 40 hours, but take quite a bit longer to charge)

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