in iOS edited March 2 One in 10 people are using headphones like AirPods more than the WHO recommended limit, results from the Apple Hearing Study reveals, with a quarter of people exposing themselves to potentially hearing-damaging volumes daily.
Apple launched the Apple Hearing Study in November 2019, with the aim of determining the effects of long-term sound exposure on people. In a report released on Tuesday, ahead of March 3 s World hearing Day, Apple has offered some new findings gleamed from the data so far.
It was found that 25 percent of research participants experience a daily average environmental sound exposure higher than the WHO recommended limit. This was for an average of the day, rather than specific high-volume instances like sudden noise.
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Apple Hearing Study shares new insights on hearing health
The Apple Hearing Study is sharing new data from thousands of participants across the US in an effort to help people better understand their hearing health.
The Apple Hearing Study is one of the studies launched within the Research app that are helping democratize how medical research is conducted by giving Apple customers the ability to participate in groundbreaking research using technology they’ve already made a part of their everyday lives. The study is being conducted in collaboration with the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and data is being shared with the World Health Organization’s Make Listening Safe initiative.
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Apple releases results from hearing health study
Way back in 2019, Apple launched Research. The app was the latest effort by a company looking to take a more serious approach to user health, built (naturally) around data collected from the iPhone and Apple Watch. The app debuted with four studies: heart health, women’s health, movement and hearing.
Today, the company is issuing results from the latter, conducted alongside the University of Michigan School of Public Health, a day prior to World Hearing Day. Hearing loss is an issue the company has looked to tackle, due in no small part to its large and growing involvement in the headphone category.