Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] airpod vs traditional audiometry From: "Richard F. Lyon" <0000030301ff4bce-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:05:19 -0800--000000000000ca6480064414995d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apple published their test methods and data: https://www.apple.com/health/pdf/Hearing_Health_Features_on_AirPods_Pro_2_O= ctober_2024.pdf I don't know of any independent studies. Dick On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 9:16=E2=80=AFPM Dick, Fred <f.dick@xxxxxxxx> wrote= : > Dear all > > I was trying to find some formal comparisons of Apple AirPod audiometry > results and reliability versus standard audiometry but have failed. Does > anyone have infos on this (or personal experience?) > > Thanks! > Fred > > ################################################ > Fred Dick > > Professor of Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience, > Director, Birkbeck/UCL Centre for NeuroImaging (BUCNI) > Dept of Experimental Psychology, > University College London (UCL) > > 26 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AP, London, UK > Email: f.dick@xxxxxxxx > Lab website: https://alphalab-london.com > ################################################ > > > > > > --000000000000ca6480064414995d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><di= v class=3D"gmail_default">Apple published their test methods and data:</div= ><div class=3D"gmail_default"><a href=3D"https://www.apple.com/health/pdf/H= earing_Health_Features_on_AirPods_Pro_2_October_2024.pdf">https://www.apple= .com/health/pdf/Hearing_Health_Features_on_AirPods_Pro_2_October_2024.pdf</= a></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"= >I don't know of any independent studies.</div><div class=3D"gmail_defa= ult"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">Dick</div><div class=3D"gmail_d= efault"><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_con= tainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 9:16= =E2=80=AFPM Dick, Fred <<a href=3D"mailto:f.dick@xxxxxxxx">f.dick@xxxxxxxx= c.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar= gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1= ex"><div class=3D"msg491319334148227086"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Dear all</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> I was trying to find some formal comparisons of Apple AirPod audiometry res= ults and reliability versus standard audiometry but have failed. Does anyon= e have infos on this (or personal experience?)</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Thanks!</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Fred</div> <div id=3D"m_491319334148227086Signature"> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> ################################################<br> Fred Dick<br> <br> Professor of Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience,<br> Director, Birkbeck/UCL Centre for NeuroImaging (BUCNI)<br> Dept of Experimental Psychology,<br> University College London (UCL)<br> <br> 26 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AP,=C2=A0London, UK<br> Email: <a href=3D"mailto:f.dick@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">f.dick@xxxxxxxx= uk</a><br> Lab website: <a href=3D"https://alphalab-london.com" target=3D"_blank">http= s://alphalab-london.com</a><br> ################################################</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div> --000000000000ca6480064414995d--