Most important for those with tinnitus is this hearing aid's unique sound therapy feature: Phonak's tinnitus balance program. This provides timely adjustments to sound quality, volume, and background noise cancellation that can be preset for relief that works with your condition.

The main difference between AirPods and traditional OTC or prescription hearing aids is that AirPods Pro uses a system called the Hearing Aid Feature (HAF), which is a software-only mobile medical application. Traditional hearing aids are full devices rather than an added software.

The FDA has approved Apple’s Hearing Aid Feature software that permits AirPods to double as hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.