Apple AirPods Pro have doubled as a hearing aid to give people worldwide a better chance to hear what goes on in their day to day lives. Okie Allen, a hearing instrument specialist in Eau Claire, says why they’re a great help.

The much-ballyhooed hearing health features for AirPods Pro Apple unveiled at last month’s event, touted as “the world’s first all-in-one hearing health experience,” will be available on Monday, October 28.

For those 18 years and older with mild to moderate hearing loss, the AirPods Pro 2 can now serve as a clinical-grade hearing aid. Once enabled, you can also toggle on a “Media Assist” setting that uses your hearing test results to optimize the sound of music, phone calls, and video content.