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Macworld Apple shares early results from its Hearing Study World Hearing Day is March 3, and Apple is taking the opportunity to promote hearing health. Credit: Apple Apple has taken an increasing interest in health and fitness over the last few years. Its a big focus for Apple Watch, many of its software features across devices, and the company even has its own fitness streaming service. As March 3rd is World Hearing Day, Apple is sharing some preliminary results of its ongoi...

Apple has published findings from a study it's doing into people's hearing. Many with hearing loss do not use technologies like hearing aids and many more haven't had a hearing test in 10 years.

workout data types The data collected is meant to help researchers understand the link between long-term sound exposure and its impact on hearing health. The study was meant to only collect data from the authorized categories for the time after consenting to the study. AppleInsider was informed of the error in the data collection by reader Chris Sprague. Michigan Public Health emailed Sprague and other participants in the study to notify them of extra data collection, and what was done to recti...

Michigan Public Health notified participants in the Apple Hearing Study that the extra data it accidentally collected has been deleted, and an update to the app will prevent the issue from popping up again. Apple Hearing Study collects more data than intended Apple launched the Research app in 2019 alongside three health studies, one of them for hearing health. The Apple Hearing Study is conducted by the World Health Organization and the University of Michigan. When users s...

Apple Hearing Study Bug Results in Accidental Historical Data Collection From Participants Monday December 28, 2020 11:05 am PST by Juli Clover Apple device owners who participated in the Apple Hearing Study that Apple is conducting with the University of Michigan School of Public Health are today receiving emails letting them know about a bug that resulted in excess data collection. Those who enrolled in the study consented to allow Apple and researchers to collect headphone sound level, envir...