> In contrast, the AirPods run out after a few hours and are also destined to become landfill due to their built in battery.
Just looked up AirPod battery run time. Wow - that's short. I have Anker A40 earpods.[1] 10 hours, and the case has enough charge for 50 hours. 10 minutes of charging gives you 4 hours. They're a lot cheaper than Airpods, so you could easily buy a pair (for much cheaper) and be good!
They do say it can be reduced depending on how you use it.
Finally, here's a snippet of an Amazon review:
> I just played 7 hours of continous music with the noise canceling activated at high volumes and there's still almost 30 percent battery avaliable.
And another:
> I used the earbuds for 8 hours between ANC & transparency mode, ... Considering how often I use the earbuds after 8-10 hrs per day and 4-5 days of use from a full charge, the battery life is still 2 lights remaining.
One review does state lower life with ANC:
> But, a full charge only lasts me 6 hrs with anc on auto and volume at 50% or less.
A few reviews talk about even lower battery life, but given Wirecutter's tests and the preponderance of those who get long battery lifes, I'll assume the exceptions are defective products.
In any case, is ANC even relevant for hearing aids? I would have thought ANC would be a hindrance.
(In general, several reviews refer to using it continuously for their work shift).
The one thing that may not be particularly good is the mic.
Edit: Here is someone who tested with ANC on. They got 7hr 55 min:
Landfill isn't so bad though. Segregating identical waste into one place is a fine approach, because once it becomes possible to recover it, now you know where it is. Think of it as a mine. (It's a problem if it leaks into the groundwater of course.)
But lithium is not at all rare so it's not going to be hard to make more batteries.
Is there a way of setting an audiogram? That's basically a frequency response curve for your hearing, so it's the basic requirement for acting as a hearing aid. This is a setting which iPhones have for Airpods (as far as I know, you can't set it without an iPhone).
Just looked up AirPod battery run time. Wow - that's short. I have Anker A40 earpods.[1] 10 hours, and the case has enough charge for 50 hours. 10 minutes of charging gives you 4 hours. They're a lot cheaper than Airpods, so you could easily buy a pair (for much cheaper) and be good!
Not sure how accurate they'll be as hearing aids.
[1]: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1LPNDGF/?tag=thewire06-20&linkC...