Use hearing devices with your Mac
You can pair Made for iPhone (MFi) hearing aids or sound processors directly to your Mac to stream audio and adjust their settings.
Note: Made for iPhone hearing devices can be paired only with select Mac computers with the M1 chip and all Mac computers with the M2 chip or later. For a list of compatible hearing devices and more information about Mac system requirements, see the Apple Support article List of Made for iPhone hearing devices.
If you use AirPods Pro 2 with the Hearing Aid feature, you can use your Mac to adjust settings for the feature. See Use hearing health features with AirPods Pro 2 or AirPods Pro 3 in the AirPods User Guide.
Pair hearing devices with your Mac
Before you begin, make sure your hearing devices are charged and within range of your Mac. If your hearing devices are already paired to another nearby device, such as an iPhone or iPad, make sure Bluetooth® is turned off on those devices. (When you finish pairing your hearing devices to your Mac, you can turn Bluetooth on again on those devices.)
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar, then click Hearing Devices. (You may need to scroll down.)If prompted, turn on Bluetooth.
Power your hearing devices off and back on again.
If you’re not sure how to power off your hearing devices, refer to the instructions that came with them, or check with the audiologist who helped you set them up.
When your hearing devices appear in the list of available devices, move the pointer over them, then click Connect.
Pairing can take as long as 60 seconds—don’t try to stream audio or otherwise use the hearing devices until pairing is finished. When pairing is finished, you hear a series of beeps and a tone.
You need to pair your devices with your Mac only one time. After that, your hearing devices automatically reconnect to your Mac whenever they are on and in range.
Stream audio from your Mac to your hearing devices
You can stream audio from your Mac to your hearing devices.
Click
in the menu bar, or click 
in the menu bar, then click .If you don’t see
in the menu bar, you can add it. Choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar, click Add Controls, go to Sound, then choose Always Show in Menu Bar. (You may need to scroll down.)Below Output, click the name of your hearing device.
View the status of your hearing devices and adjust their settings
You can view the status of your hearing devices, such as connection and battery level, and adjust settings like microphone level.
In System Settings: Choose Apple menu
From the desktop: Click
in the menu bar, or click in the menu bar, then click .If you don’t see
, you can add it. Choose Apple menu
For information about the available settings, see Change Hearing Devices settings for accessibility.
Unpair hearing devices from your Mac
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Click “Forget this device,” then click Forget.
Adjust certain frequencies and soft sounds
With Headphone Accommodations, you can amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies to best suit your hearing and help phone calls and media sound crisper and clearer.
Note: Headphone Accommodations on Mac works with AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3.
Make sure you’ve paired your AirPods or paired your other supported Bluetooth headphones with your Mac.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Turn on Headphone Accommodations.
Adjust any of the following:
Frequencies: Click the “Tune audio for” pop-up menu, then choose an option to boost different frequencies.
Soft sounds: Drag the Optimization slider to set an amplification level for soft sounds.
To preview your audio settings, click Play Sample.
Turn on any of the following:
Phone: Apply the settings to phone calls.
Media: Apply the settings to media playback like music, movies, and podcasts.
With some compatible headphones, you can personalize your headphone audio based on what sounds good to you. Click Custom Audio Setup, then follow the onscreen instructions.