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Nobody cares when I wear AirPods all over the place, they actually (almost) work like hearing aids and definitely could with some software tweaks alone, even more so with minor hardware tweaks.

Get somebody to design hearing aids that are meant to be noticed instead of badly hidden.

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When you talk to people, do you take your AirPods out?

Or do people just talk more loudly at you since they don’t know how well you can hear.

I don't mean to say I leave my airpods in when I'm having a conversation with a person, but for example walking to the grocery store and checking out. People don't seem to notice, or if they do they don't act in any way other than normal.

Yea, but nobody cares about people walking around with hearing aids.

The stigma is in conversations...

You can get over-the-ear hearing aids in plenty of colors. This is not where the gap lies.

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