Apple Expands Hypertension, Sleep Apnea, and Hearing Health Features to More Countries

Apple is expanding AirPods and Apple Watch wellness features to further countries starting today.


Hypertension notifications from the Apple Watch are present disposable successful United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam. Hearing Test and Hearing Aid functionality has expanded to Bahrain, Costa Rica, and Paraguay, portion Sleep Apnea notifications are disposable successful Colombia.

Apple besides expanded Hearing Aid functionality with automatic Conversation Boost to a agelong database of European countries, including the UK, Germany, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Ireland, and Denmark.

Apple introduced Hypertension notifications successful watchOS 26, and the diagnostic uses bosom information collected by the Apple Watch to alert users if signs of chronic precocious humor unit are detected. Hypertension notifications enactment aft collecting 30 days of bosom complaint data, and the diagnostic tin beryllium acceptable up successful the Apple Health app connected the iPhone.

Hypertension alerts are disposable connected the Apple Watch Series 9 and aboriginal and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later.

Sleep apnea detection is simply a diagnostic that Apple archetypal started rolling retired with watchOS 11. It uses the accelerometer to show subtle wrist movements that are associated with interruptions successful mean breathing patterns, alerting users if breathing disturbances are detected. Sleep apnea detection besides requires 30 days of data, with accusation disposable successful the Breathing Disturbances conception of the Health app.

Hearing Test and Hearing Aid functionality archetypal rolled retired past year, allowing the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3 to beryllium utilized successful lieu of proceeding immunodeficiency for individuals with mild to mean proceeding loss. The proceeding trial uses tones astatine antithetic frequencies to observe proceeding loss, and if issues are detected, users tin crook connected proceeding assistance. The diagnostic besides includes Loud Sound Reduction to support proceeding health.

Conversation Boost has agelong been an AirPods Pro feature, but the auto-on enactment paired with Hearing Aid functionality automatically enhances dependable measurement erstwhile idiosyncratic speaks. Hearing Aid functionality with Conversation Boost works connected the AirPods Pro 2 and later, with a database of supported countries available connected Apple's website.
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