diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_apple.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_apple.cc
index 77a9c4ee8e1..98607ea6441 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_apple.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_apple.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ static void grpc_apple_register_write_stream_queue(
 /// the global run loop thread gGlobalRunLoopThread.
 static void grpc_apple_register_read_stream_run_loop(
     CFReadStreamRef read_stream, dispatch_queue_t /*dispatch_queue*/) {
-  GRPC_POLLING_TRACE("Register read stream: %p", read_stream);
+  GRPC_TRACE_VLOG(apple_polling, 2)
+      << "(polling) Register read stream: " << read_stream;
   grpc_core::MutexLock lock(&gGlobalRunLoopContext->mu);
   CFReadStreamScheduleWithRunLoop(read_stream, gGlobalRunLoopContext->run_loop,
                                   kCFRunLoopDefaultMode);
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ static void grpc_apple_register_read_stream_run_loop(
 /// by the global run loop thread gGlobalRunLoopThread.
 static void grpc_apple_register_write_stream_run_loop(
     CFWriteStreamRef write_stream, dispatch_queue_t /*dispatch_queue*/) {
-  GRPC_POLLING_TRACE("Register write stream: %p", write_stream);
+  GRPC_TRACE_VLOG(apple_polling, 2)
+      << "(polling) Register write stream: " << write_stream;
   grpc_core::MutexLock lock(&gGlobalRunLoopContext->mu);
   CFWriteStreamScheduleWithRunLoop(
       write_stream, gGlobalRunLoopContext->run_loop, kCFRunLoopDefaultMode);
@@ -220,9 +222,9 @@ static void pollset_global_shutdown(void) {
 static grpc_error_handle pollset_work(grpc_pollset* pollset,
                                       grpc_pollset_worker** worker,
                                       grpc_core::Timestamp deadline) {
-  GRPC_POLLING_TRACE("pollset work: %p, worker: %p, deadline: %" PRIu64,
-                     pollset, worker,
-                     deadline.milliseconds_after_process_epoch());
+  GRPC_TRACE_VLOG(apple_polling, 2)
+      << "(polling) pollset work: " << pollset << ", worker: " << worker
+      << ", deadline: " << deadline.milliseconds_after_process_epoch();
   GrpcApplePollset* apple_pollset =
       reinterpret_cast<GrpcApplePollset*>(pollset);
   GrpcAppleWorker actual_worker;
@@ -276,7 +278,8 @@ static grpc_error_handle pollset_kick(grpc_pollset* pollset,
   GrpcApplePollset* apple_pollset =
       reinterpret_cast<GrpcApplePollset*>(pollset);
 
-  GRPC_POLLING_TRACE("pollset kick: %p, worker:%p", pollset, specific_worker);
+  GRPC_TRACE_VLOG(apple_polling, 2) << "(polling) pollset kick: " << pollset
+                                    << ", worker:" << specific_worker;
 
   if (specific_worker == nullptr) {
     if (apple_pollset->workers.empty()) {
@@ -299,7 +302,7 @@ static grpc_error_handle pollset_kick(grpc_pollset* pollset,
 }
 
 static void pollset_init(grpc_pollset* pollset, gpr_mu** mu) {
-  GRPC_POLLING_TRACE("pollset init: %p", pollset);
+  GRPC_TRACE_VLOG(apple_polling, 2) << "(polling) pollset init: " << pollset;
   GrpcApplePollset* apple_pollset = new (pollset) GrpcApplePollset();
   *mu = grpc_core::GetUnderlyingGprMu(&apple_pollset->mu);
 }
@@ -307,7 +310,8 @@ static void pollset_init(grpc_pollset* pollset, gpr_mu** mu) {
 /// The caller must acquire the lock GrpcApplePollset.mu before calling this
 /// function.
 static void pollset_shutdown(grpc_pollset* pollset, grpc_closure* closure) {
-  GRPC_POLLING_TRACE("pollset shutdown: %p", pollset);
+  GRPC_TRACE_VLOG(apple_polling, 2)
+      << "(polling) pollset shutdown: " << pollset;
 
   GrpcApplePollset* apple_pollset =
       reinterpret_cast<GrpcApplePollset*>(pollset);
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@ static void pollset_shutdown(grpc_pollset* pollset, grpc_closure* closure) {
 }
 
 static void pollset_destroy(grpc_pollset* pollset) {
-  GRPC_POLLING_TRACE("pollset destroy: %p", pollset);
+  GRPC_TRACE_VLOG(apple_polling, 2) << "(polling) pollset destroy: " << pollset;
   GrpcApplePollset* apple_pollset =
       reinterpret_cast<GrpcApplePollset*>(pollset);
   apple_pollset->~GrpcApplePollset();
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.cc
index d7206d421cf..c8983966ada 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.cc
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ bool grpc_event_engine_run_in_background(void) {
 
 grpc_fd* grpc_fd_create(int fd, const char* name, bool track_err) {
   GRPC_POLLING_API_TRACE("fd_create(%d, %s, %d)", fd, name, track_err);
-  GRPC_FD_TRACE("fd_create(%d, %s, %d)", fd, name, track_err);
+  GRPC_TRACE_LOG(fd_trace, INFO) << "(fd-trace) fd_create(" << fd << ", "
+                                 << name << ", " << track_err << ")";
   return g_event_engine->fd_create(
       fd, name, track_err && grpc_event_engine_can_track_errors());
 }
@@ -179,20 +180,24 @@ void grpc_fd_orphan(grpc_fd* fd, grpc_closure* on_done, int* release_fd,
                     const char* reason) {
   GRPC_POLLING_API_TRACE("fd_orphan(%d, %p, %p, %s)", grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd),
                          on_done, release_fd, reason);
-  GRPC_FD_TRACE("grpc_fd_orphan, fd:%d closed", grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd));
+  GRPC_TRACE_LOG(fd_trace, INFO)
+      << "(fd-trace) grpc_fd_orphan, fd:" << grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd)
+      << " closed";
 
   g_event_engine->fd_orphan(fd, on_done, release_fd, reason);
 }
 
 void grpc_fd_set_pre_allocated(grpc_fd* fd) {
   GRPC_POLLING_API_TRACE("fd_set_pre_allocated(%d)", grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd));
-  GRPC_FD_TRACE("fd_set_pre_allocated(%d)", grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd));
+  GRPC_TRACE_LOG(fd_trace, INFO)
+      << "(fd-trace) fd_set_pre_allocated(" << grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd) << ")";
   g_event_engine->fd_set_pre_allocated(fd);
 }
 
 void grpc_fd_shutdown(grpc_fd* fd, grpc_error_handle why) {
   GRPC_POLLING_API_TRACE("fd_shutdown(%d)", grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd));
-  GRPC_FD_TRACE("fd_shutdown(%d)", grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd));
+  GRPC_TRACE_LOG(fd_trace, INFO)
+      << "(fd-trace) fd_shutdown(" << grpc_fd_wrapped_fd(fd) << ")";
   g_event_engine->fd_shutdown(fd, why);
 }