Submitted 2 days ago by bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de to aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-airpods-hearing-aid-hack/
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/28079065
Fun fact I learned waaay too late in my nursing career: if a patient has lost or damaged their amplifying hearing aid, you can put a stethoscope in their ears and talk into the bell.
None of you will ever use this but I share it with everyone now because it’s really neat.
My brother told me this. He said the disposable stethoscopes during COVID height were great for this.
And I actually might as I intend to go EMS/EMS adjacent.
You can still use the hearing test feature by browsing this link on your Apple device:
hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Why is a feature like that geofenced in the first place?
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 days ago
Apparently due to Indian regulations. I guess it cannot legally call itself a “hearing aid” without going through some kind of certification process.
hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Yeah the article mentioned that at some point. It still seems a bit petty to geofence it, instead of just calling it something else