As I wander towards my mid-40s, the aches and pains are starting to become more regular. Things aren’t working as well as they once were, and I have to deal with days of tiredness and lack of sleep that a simple ‘few drinks’ can bring.

Maybe waiting until Dec. 23 to make your last Christmas buys wasn’t the best idea, but thanks to Amazon you can still grab the Apple AirPods Pro 2 for 24% off — just $190 — and have them in time for the big day.

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 have some added hearing-aid capabilities. How well do they work in practice? I asked my grandmother, who is in her eighties, to try them for a week.