Over the years, we’ve heard many stories about the Apple Watch has changed people’s lives through its fitnesses and health features. This weekend, a new feature from People tells the story of how the Noise app in watchOS 6 has helped a 21-year-old in Texas with autism improve his social skills.
Scott Bennett tells People that his youngest son Sam had always struggled to keep his speaking voice down, despite being a social butterfly:
According to Scott, Sam will initially respond to being asked to use his “inside voice,” but that is only temporarily and his voice gradually gets louder again. For the Bennett family, this significantly hinders their ability to go places together:
That’s where the Apple Watch’s noise app comes into play. After updating his Apple Watch to watchOS 6, Scott noticed the new Noise app – and he instantly thought of how it could help Sam with his communication skills. At this point, Scott says he had “tried everything” else with no luck.
“My first thought was, ‘I gotta try this with Sam. Why didn’t I think of this sooner?’ Because we had tried everything,” Scott says.
Scott then showed Sam how the Noise app on Apple Watch works, including how the decibel measure increases in real-time based on volume level. Sam was instantly able to use the Noise app to monitor the volume of his own voice:
Now, when Sam is speaking too loudly, Scott says that he can “simply flash Sam his watch to adjust his volume.” Scott says that using the Noise app to monitor Sam’s volume level makes “things a lot more tolerable for us and our family.”
Read the full piece from People right here.
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- Hands-on: How the Noise app in watchOS 6 helps protect your hearing
- How accurate is Apple Watch noise level detection for hearing health?
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