For the first time, the Apple brand has just published the results of a study conducted on the hearing health of Apple product users. The latter was launched in September 2019 and it collected data from users around the question of their environment, whether it is noisy or not, and also their listening volume.The data only came from volunteers' iPhones and Apple Watches.
During this study« Apple Hearing »the apple brand collected the data of all the people who installed the application “Research Kit”and therefore having agreed to join this great scientific research. The main advantage for Apple is that participation is much simpler than in traditional studies, making the database on which researchers rely much larger and more reliable than in other studies carried out by universities or laboratories. .
What results?
Apple recently published the results of its study conducted on the hearing health of its users, and the results are unfortunately not the most reassuring for our ears. In fact, Apple assures that one user in four would be disturbed by an excessively noisy sound environment, which can have a very serious impact in the long term. Beyond the question of deafness which can obviously develop over time. Apple indeed speaks of the risk of insomnia or even stress, anxiety or increased nervousness in an environment that is too noisy.
Regardingsound levels during listening sessions, one in 10 candidates in the study has a noise level that is too high compared to the recommendations of Apple and the WHO. The study also shows that25% of people who participated encountered a noisy environment, even during the confinement last spring, when they were locked up at home.
A worrying situation which worries Apple, the brand has also implemented a new functionality in one of its latest updates, this automatically lowers the sound volume during listening sessions when the latter is higher than the standards recommended by the WHO.
