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Well, if you can get your audiologist to hack the Airpods and configure them to the exact needs of the patient, then go for it.
My point is rather why doesn't Apple sell this feature if the technology is obviously working really well already.
salad-
why doesn't Apple sell this feature
If they said the product could be configured as a hearing aid, it would be a medical device. There are then significant regulatory hurdles in both Europe and the USA which Apple probably doesn't want to get involved in.
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Probably need your hearing aids for hearing for a whole day or more, rather than music or podcasts with a bit of hearing for 5 hours at a time, although I'd imagine having it as a bit of a worse version for times when you want to hear music if that works for you and need a bit of help hearing occasionally would be a nice feature, wouldn't make much difference if you need implants and whatnot.
gbj_tester
snottyotter
Well, if you can get your audiologist to hack the Airpods and configure them to the exact needs of the patient, then go for it.