Increasing volume on AirPods Max for hearing-impaired users

Re:The headphones are quiet. I have a hearing defect at 70DB. Is there a chance to turn them up?"

Thank you for your post to this Apple (user-to-user) Community! Am no expert in this area, yet your request to the community deserves some response.

Apple support's online article: Connect and use your AirPods Max - Apple Support

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Your AirPods Max ear cushions are marked with L and R. Make sure to place the left earphone on your left ear and the right earphone on your right ear to enjoy the best sound quality and performance.

Note: You can also adjust the Left / Right audio balance on iPhone :

Go to Settings > AirPods Max > Accessibility > Scroll right down to the left / right balance slider

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Re: "Increasing volume on AirPods Max for hearing-impaired users"

To adjust the volume, turn up the volume using the Digital Crown. If the volume doesn't seem to get louder, adjust the volume on your phone.

To adjust the direction in which you turn the Digital Crown to increase

and decrease the volume, go to Settings > Bluetooth > AirPods Max > Digital Crown.

If you have Hey Siri set up, you can say "Siri" or "Hey Siri" to ask questions and make phone calls, and control your music. You can also press and hold the Digital Crown to use Siri.

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Re: "I tried to find in the IPhone settings and there is no equalizer anywhere"

Seems the equalizer is in the Music app:

Adjust the sound quality in Music on iPhone - Apple Support

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1. Go to the Settings app  on your iPhone.
2. Tap Apps, then tap Music.
3. Tap one of the following:

• • EQ: Choose an equalization (EQ) setting.
  • Sound Check: Normalize the volume level of your audio.

Also: for iOS 26: See how to: Adjust audio settings on iPhone - Apple Support

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"Adjust certain frequencies and soft sounds

With Headphone Accommodations for supported Apple and Beats headphones,

you can adjust certain sounds to best suit your hearing.

Make soft sounds louder and boost some frequencies so phone calls and media sound

crisper and clearer.

1. Make sure you’re in a quiet environment and that you’ve paired your AirPods or paired other supported Bluetooth® headphones.
2. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Audio & Visual > Headphone Accommodations, then turn on Headphone Accommodations.
3. Adjust any of the following:

• • Frequencies: Below Tune Audio For, choose an option to boost different frequencies.
  • Soft sounds: Drag the slider to set an amplification level for soft sounds.

1. Scroll down, then do any of the following:

• • Turn on Phone to apply the settings to phone calls.
  • Turn on Media to apply the settings to media playback like music, movies, and podcasts.

With some supported headphones, you can use Headphone Accommodations to personalize your headphone audio based on what sounds good to you.

Tap Custom Audio Setup, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Tip: Quickly access Headphone Accommodations by tapping in Control Center. (If you don’t see , add it—tap , tap Add a Control, scroll down to Hearing Accessibility, then tap Headphone Accommodations.)"

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If you don't use the hearing modes already: You may want to experiment with the Transparency, Adaptive, and noise-cancellation modes on your AirPods Max.

"You can switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency listening modes on your AirPods Max, depending on how much of your surroundings you want to hear.

You can also turn off listening modes."

For more info. See: Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes for AirPods - Apple Support

All the best :-)