For several years, Apple has been focusing on quite welcome health features, notably against heart disease, as well as for sleep monitoring, orhearing healthe. In 2019, the Cupertino company decided to launch a study concerning noise and its effects in the United States.
After initial results published in 2021, we have just obtained even more recent data which shows that one in three American adults, or 77 million individuals, are exposed to excessive noise levels.
This is a huge problem because, as our colleagues from theMondein a survey this Tuesday, noise pollution can cause hearing loss, but also impact the quality of sleep, the cardiovascular system, and blood pressure.
How to protect yourself from noise?
Of course, this is a public health and societal issue which requires real regulation. We are thinking in particular of anti-noise radars, or even measures against nighttime and daytime noise.
However, Apple provides some advice in cases where you find yourself exposed to excessively loud sound levels. In particular, it is advisable to wear hearing protection such as earplugs. Purchasing quiet devices and taking regular breaks away from noisy areas is also a plus.
Moreover, and since watchOS 6, Apple Watch users can use the Noise app which measures the level of decibels in your environment. You can find a very complete tutorial to know how to use itici.
Note that other Apple devices have unsuspected medical virtues, notablyAirPods Prowhich have features intended to help people who suffer from mild hearing loss: Live Listen.
We also remember that an American hadfiled a complaintbecause of his AirPods Pro because a notification arrived with an extremely high volume. It came from the American kidnapping alert system “Amber Alert”. It would have made him hard of hearing.
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