Applehasunveileda new technique for the detection of Breathing Disturbances, which, despite its name, is based on tell-tale tiny movements of the wrist inWatchusers.

The new metric, clinically validated in a study "unprecedented in size forsleep apneatechnology", is backed to gain approval from bodies such as theFDA, and to be available by the end of September 2024 in the US, EU, Japan and a number of other regions.

Should Breathing Disturbances become "Elevated", the Health app might sendSleep Apneaalerts to a connected wearable. This new ability will roll out to the AppleWatch Series 9andWatch Ultra 2(its newBlack Titaniumvariant included) following its debut in their successor the Series 10.

Sleep apnea is thought to affect billions of people worldwide, as is hearing loss, which is also often difficult to diagnose.

Accordingly, Apple has conducted its own "large-scale, real-world" Hearing Study in order to allow the user to convert their AirPods Pro 2 into actualover-the-counter, "clinical-grade"hearing aidat need, optimizing the audibility of environmental noises, human voices and even different types of content based on the user's personal profile.

TheAirPods Pro 2(now $199 on Amazon) can also be used to conduct Apple's own Hearing Test. It is based on the based on the clinical standard pure-tone audiometry, but can be taken on aniPhoneoriPad.

Apple's flagship wirelessearbudswill also prevent hearing loss by actively excluding sudden or potentially damaging sounds using their advanced noise cancellation tech.