Audio enhancement for hearing impaired in a shared listening environment

A method, comprising:

• receiving first audio content from a media source;
• detecting a first user with a hearing disability as a wearer of a personal listening device;
• modifying one or more features of the first audio content based on an audio enhancement profile associated with the detected first user;
• and
• generating second audio content based on the modification;
• and
• sharing the generated second audio content with the personal listening device.

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• circuitry communicatively coupled to a personal listening device, wherein the circuitry is configured to:
• retrieve an audio enhancement profile associated with a first user;
• receive first audio content from a media source;
• modify one or more features of the first audio content based on the retrieved audio enhancement profile;
• generate second audio content based on the modification;
• share the generated second audio content with the personal listening device;
• and
• control an audio reproductive system to play the first audio content concurrently with a playback of the second audio content on the personal listening device.