Apple Expands Health Features to New Countries: Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Hearing Aid Tools Now Available

Apple Brings Critical Health Features to More Countries

Apple has significantly expanded the availability of its health monitoring features across multiple countries, bringing potentially life-saving tools to millions of new users through the Apple Watch and AirPods.

Apple Watch Health Expansions

Hypertension Notifications are now available in three new countries:

• United Arab Emirates
• Saudi Arabia
• Vietnam

This feature alerts users to potential high blood pressure concerns, helping them monitor cardiovascular health directly from their wrist.

Sleep Apnea Notifications have launched in Colombia, enabling Apple Watch users to detect potential breathing disturbances during sleep—a condition that affects millions worldwide and often goes undiagnosed.

AirPods Hearing Health Features

Apple's Hearing Test and Hearing Aid functionality has expanded to three additional countries:

• Bahrain
• Costa Rica
• Paraguay

These features transform compatible AirPods into clinical-grade hearing aids, allowing users to take hearing tests and receive personalized audio amplification without expensive medical devices.

Why This Matters to Consumers

These expansions represent a significant step in making advanced health monitoring accessible to broader populations. Hypertension and sleep apnea are serious conditions that can lead to heart disease, stroke, and other complications if left undetected. By integrating these monitoring capabilities into devices users already own, Apple removes barriers to early detection and intervention.

The hearing health features are particularly impactful, as hearing aids traditionally cost thousands of dollars and require multiple medical appointments. Apple's implementation allows users to assess and address hearing loss using AirPods they may already own.

These features require compatible Apple Watch models (typically Series 9 or later for newer features) and AirPods Pro 2 for hearing functionality. Users in newly supported countries should check for software updates to access these capabilities.