Nowadays, hearing loss is quite a common problem, as it not only is caused by noise, but also by aging, disease, and even heredity. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, over 5% of the world’s population – which equates to around 430 million people – require rehabilitation at some point in their life to address their “disabling” hearing loss condition. Moreover, it is estimated that by 2050 over 700 million people – meaning one in every ten people – will have disabling hearing loss. As we all know, people with hearing loss might find it hard to have conversations with friends and family, and the same goes for listening to their favorite tunes, to a TV program, or to the many sounds in a movie. While people dealing with hearing loss can take different paths to address their hearing health, most of today’s hearing aids on the market tend to bring unnecessary business-driven roadblocks, including anything from their design, their technology and maintenance, or even their unreasonable price-tags. That said, for anyone suffering from hearing loss that’s looking for a simple and affordable hearing health solution that’s comfortable to use on a daily basis and easy to configure, then the third-generation of the Olive Union Olive Pro is exactly what you’re looking for.
The Olive Union Olive Pro are 2-in-1 smart hearing aids that also work as true wireless Bluetooth earbuds, featuring up to 7 hours of battery life (21 hours with the charging case) and coming powered by artificial intelligence to isolate any unwanted noises and enhance music, conversations, TV, and more, all to your specific hearing profile.
Featuring an automated Active Background Noise Cancellation and a brilliant Speech Understanding functionality, this pair of next-gen 2-in-1 smart hearing aids and true wireless Bluetooth earbuds has everything you need for having clearer conversations, better music listening experiences, and less noise overall while working or relaxing with family and/or friends.
Best of all, via the Olive Pro’s dedicated Smartphone Companion App (called the My Olive App – which we’ll talk about in detail at the end of the article), users have the possibility of taking a hearing test to check their hearing on their own time, all without having to spend the typical “small fortune” on an audiologist appointment, for which they can then also customize and fine-tune the many sound settings of their personal sound-profile for their Olive Pro Earbuds.
Now, without any further ado, let’s have a more detailed look at the Olive Union Olive Pro and check out exactly how these 2-in-1 smart hearing aids and true wireless Bluetooth earbuds work and also talk about everything that they have to offer to anyone that suffers from any level of hearing loss.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with the earbuds’ overall design, the Olive Union Olive Pro come at a reasonably compact design. While they’re just slightly bulky (not in a bad way), they’re still fairly lightweight, and it’s exactly the balance between these two key-features that ultimately allows users to have a really comfortable fit when wearing these 2-in-1 smart hearing aids and Bluetooth earbuds.
Moreover, the earbuds’ white-body also gives them a very minimalist and ultra-modern look, which not allows the earbuds themselves to match pretty much any choice of clothing, but ultimately, also allows users to were them discretely at any given moment.
Additionally, these earbuds also feature a very solid construction that’s meant to last you a long, long time.
Then, for the ear-tips included with these earbuds, those are also designed to offer users a very comfortable fit in order to ensure that users of all ages (especially seniors) can wear them for an entire day.
That said, note that the Olive Pro Earbuds actually come together with a total of five (x5) sets of Extreme Urethane Foam Eartips, with a Medium-Size set of Eartips already coming installed on the earbuds.
Then, for the other four sets of Eartips (Extra-Small, Small, Large, and Extra-Large), those come neatly packed inside a small plastic casing, coming perfectly organized by their correct sizing-options. Thanks to that, those interested in purchasing the Olive Pro Earbuds can be assured that they’ll always be able to get a very, very comfortable and snug fit.
Now, if we’re being honest here, it’s worth noting that these 5 included sets of Eartips is truthfully a much more generous offer than what many other audio-solution companies on the market actually offer their customers together with their own proprietary sets of earbuds.
The reason why this is worth mentioning is because of how important it is to get a good fit, not only on earbuds, but for the Olive Union’s case, also getting a good fit for a pair of hearing aids, which is exactly what this product mainly aims to achieve.
Speaking of which, it’s also worth mentioning that unlike many other products on the market that are designed to work as 2-in-1 true wireless earbuds and hearing aids, the Olive Union Olive Pro are actually FDA-Certified as hearing aids, which only makes them that much more of a trustworthy hearing aid solution.
In addition, I’d also like to point out that the Olive Pro Earbuds can be worn during workouts, as they’re actually Sweat-Resistant, just not Water-Resistant, so keep that in mind and remember to never wear these under rainy conditions.
Last but not least, the Olive Pro also come together with their very own Carrying and Charging Case, which just like the earbuds themselves, also features a very minimalist and ultra-modern design and a fairly durable construction, coming at a reasonably compact size that allows users to carry the earbud’s case inside a backpack, bag, or even inside their pockets.
AUDIO SPECS & AUDIO QUALITY
Moving on to the Olive Pro’s audio specifications as well as their overall audio quality. Firstly, I’d like to remind our readers once again that while the Olive Pro Earbuds are designed to work as 2-in-1 smart hearing aids and true wireless Bluetooth earbuds, they really aren’t designed to offer you a true audiophile experience like some pairs of premium earbuds on the market would.
That’s obviously because, as we’ve already mentioned, that’s not their main function. To put it simply, the Olive Pro Earbuds were mainly designed to offer people that suffer from hearing loss a true hearing aid replacement that comes at a very affordable place, especially when comparing their price tag to the price requested for most brands of hearing aids available on the market today.
Still, there’s not much to worry about here, as the Olive Pro don’t really sound bad or sound awful. They’re just not designed to sound outstanding in an experienced audiophile’s point-of-view. To be a little more specific, they just have somewhat of a flat sound that doesn’t really have an exceptional sound quality, and you’ll surely also note their complete lack of bass.
As such whether you’re listening to beat-heavy tunes or even watching a show while wearing this, it’s safe to say that you’ll probably end up missing out on “punchier” sounds or noises that make those tunes or show more immersive. That said, don’t expect these earbuds to give your listening experiences a pounding bass or the ability to capture subtle sound details.
In sum, when wearing the Olive Pro as just true wireless Bluetooth earbuds, their sound quality is standard. Not great, but still reasonable.
Now, while their sound quality might not be that of an audiophile-level, the Olive Pro Earbuds can still be configured to work in one of two (x2) different Listening Modes.
For having clear conversations, the Olive Pro can be set to work in Hear-Thru Mode, which is powered by their brilliant Speech Understanding functionality, for which this functionality is used for enhancing the speech of those talking to the user (whether that’s a family member, friend, co-worker, or even a passer-by), thus allowing users to clearly hear whoever they’re talking to without having to strain or make an effort like they’d normally would when not wearing a pair of hearing aids.
On that note, know that these earbuds also come equipped with a multi-directional microphone that’s integrated into the stem of each earbud, and this microphone is designed to pick up any external sounds for the earbuds’ Hear-Thru Mode, all without ever interfering with the earbuds’ Touch Control functionalities (discussed further ahead).
Moreover, for work or entertainment situations, the Olive Pro can also be set to work on their Music Mode, which re-configures their sound settings to offer users a better listening experience when listening to music, when performing voice calls, or whenever they need to stay focused on their surroundings.
Finally, both of these Listening Modes utilize the earbuds’ Active Background Noise Cancellation technology for reducing the noise of any unwanted sounds, like a TV playing on the background, cars passing by, other random people talking around you on other tables of a restaurant, etc.
BUILT-IN CONTROLS
When using the Olive Pro as any other pair of true wireless Bluetooth earbuds, these also feature touch controls, which users can firstly customize via the My Olive App to then rely on for different actions.
Basically, users can Play and Pause their music with simple tap gestures, slide their fingers for increasing or decreasing the earbuds’ overall volume-level, or even double tap on one of the two earbuds either to either answer or reject any incoming voice calls.
CONNECTIVITY
For the Olive Pro’s Connectivity, these 2-in-1 smart hearing aids and true wireless Bluetooth earbuds are meant to be connected to your Smartphone via Bluetooth in order to work wirelessly.
With that said, know that establishing the Bluetooth pairing between the Olive Pro Earbuds and your Smartphone is a very simple, easy and straightforward process.
All you have to do is open up their Carrying and Charging Case, and then simply press and hold the Bluetooth Pairing button integrated in the case, which sets the earbuds to work in Pairing Mode, triggering them to allow a wireless Bluetooth Connection from a Bluetooth-enabled device (in this case, your Smartphone). Thanks to that, you don’t even have to take the Olive Pro Earbuds out of their case.
BATTERY & BATTERY LIFE
For the earbuds’ battery life, the Olive Pro Earbuds come equipped with a small internal battery that can offer you up to seven hours, with the earbuds’ charging case also providing users two additional charges of 7 hours each, thus making a total of 21 hours of battery life (at most and without using ANC). All and all, a really nice runtime for the Olive Pro’s battery-life.
Then, for recharging the earbuds, users obviously only have to place them within their Carrying and Charging Case, as the earbuds themselves come equipped with Magnetic Charging Connectors at their bottom-side.
Finally, for recharging the earbuds’ dedicated Carrying and Charging Case, this process is quite quick, as all you have to do is to connect the included USB-C Charging Cable to the cases’ built-in USB-C Charging port.
THE SMARTPHONE COMPANION APP – The My Olive App
And lastly, we’ll talk a bit about the earbuds’ dedicated Smartphone Companion App, called the My Olive App, which can be download for free for both iOS and Android devices.
As said before, via the My Olive App, users have the possibility of taking a hearing test to check their hearing on their own time, all without having to spend the typical “small fortune” on an audiologist appointment.
With these hearing tests within the App, users can have a reliable way of managing their Hearing Health, where they can track their own hearing habits and patterns to stay on top of their hearing.
Not only that, but the App also allows for Real-time Noise Monitoring, which allows users to accurately monitor any surrounding noises in real-time in order to allow users to avoid any potentially noisy environments and ultimately help them to prevent further hearing loss.
Once each user’s personal hearing test is completed, users can then customize and fine-tune the sound settings of their Olive Pro Earbuds via the My Olive App by creating a Personalized Hearing Profiles via the App’s My Olive Hearing Test, the App’s frequency equalizer, and some other customizable settings.
Ultimately, these Personalized Hearing Profiles are meant to be used and configured so that each user can have the best-possible listening experience.
On a side note, for all music lovers out there, the My Olive App also has an EQ option and quick settings for bass boost, treble boost, and vocal boost, but they don’t do much. It’s better than nothing, but there’s only so much you can do when the hardware isn’t great to begin with.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The Olive Union Olive Pro are 2-in-1 smart hearing aids that also work as true wireless Bluetooth earbuds, featuring up to 7 hours of battery life (21 hours with the charging case) and coming powered by artificial intelligence to isolate any unwanted noises and enhance music, conversations, TV, and more, all to your specific hearing profile.
Featuring an automated Active Background Noise Cancellation and a brilliant Speech Understanding functionality, this pair of next-gen 2-in-1 smart hearing aids and true wireless Bluetooth earbuds has everything you need for having clearer conversations, better music listening experiences, and less noise overall while working or relaxing with family and/or friends.
Best of all, via the My Olive App, users have the possibility of taking a hearing test to check their hearing on their own time, all without having to spend any money on an audiologist appointment, for which they can then also customize and fine-tune the many sound settings of their personal sound-profile for their Olive Pro Earbuds.
If you’re interested in buying them, each pair is currently going for just $299, which is an outstanding price for a hearing-aid solution such as this one, and each purchase also comes accompanied by a 12-Month Warranty. You can order yours online right now, directly from Olive Union’s official shopping page, which you can access via the provided link.
