Using air buds as a hearing aid

[neate]

Can Air Buds linked wirelessly to a smartphone be used as a hearing aid?

 

[mattylad]

If you use the right app for it I'm sure they can.

It would use the phone microphone and send the audio to the earbuds, I suspect a slight delay.

I'm not gonna search but if you do I'm sure there must be a few apps already.
Although if your going to try, I'd try some cheaper copy earbuds unless you already have the expensive apple ones.

EDIT: OK so I did search.

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I don't think they will be able to work as well as a hearing aid that can be tuned to amplify the bits your not hearing though.

 

[neate]

Great stuff mattylad. Will start researching your findings. Thanks.

 

[mattylad]

TBH I'd like to try this (on android) myself, as I do have a pair of ordinary hearing aids but don't wear them at work as it's too noisy.
I cannot hear the radio well so could simply use in ear speakers to listen to music and use it for an amplifier (well the latter will be the excuse lol)