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Hearing Aid Telecoil and Loop Update
While the excitement continues to build around Bluetooth Auracast, telecoils and hearing loops are alive and well—and becoming more prevalent every day.
Hearing Aid Resources
Articles and resources to help you succeed with hearing aids
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How to Buy a Hearing Aid: A Quick Guide
Buying a hearing aid doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. Don't get lost in the marketing noise.
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What to Do When a Loved One Passes Away After Recently Purchasing New Hearing Aid
If your loved one died shortly after buying a hearing aid, there are several options—and there's a chance you can still return them for credit. Here's advice from hearing care providers who frequently encounter this situation.
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Top 10 Free Online Hearing Tests You Can Try Today
Online hearing tests and apps are a quick way to check whether your hearing needs attention. Some even provide you with an approximate audiogram—a snapshot of your hearing loss over several frequencies—or an overall hearing score. Here are the best ones as rated by HearingTracker.
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When to Upgrade: How Often Should I Replace My Hearing Aids?
If your current hearing aids are functioning well and meeting your hearing needs, there may be no reason to upgrade. However, you may want to consider new technology, like audio streaming and hands-free mobile calling.
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SponsoredPhonak Has Something for Everyone This Spring
Phonak’s Lumity family of hearing aids has been designed to optimize speech understanding in the many settings people with hearing loss often find themselves. Behind the many of the benefits of Lumity is SmartSpeech™ Technology, a collection of features that have been shown to improve speech intelligibility and reduce listening effort.
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What’s a Hearing Number and Why You Should Know Yours
You should know your "Hearing Number" just like you should know your eyesight and blood pressure numbers. Here's what the Hearing Number is, how it can help you, and how you can get yours.
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How Long Do Hearing Aid Batteries Last?
Our survey on hearing aid batteries revealed major differences in how long batteries last depending on size and brand of battery, brand of hearing aid, and use of wireless streaming.
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Quietest and Loudest US Restaurant Chains as Rated by the SoundPrint App
The SoundPrint app, which has a sound-level meter, and its users have identified the quietest public places—restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and more—for meaningful connections. Here are the results, as well as an interview with the app's creator.
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User Review of Bellman & Symfon Maxi Pro: A Useful Device for Amplifying Conversations, TV and Phone Calls
The Bellman and Symfon Maxi Pro is a simple, easy-to-use personal listening system that provides clear amplified sound for conversations, TV watching, and answering a cell phone. For about $300, we found it to be a good value.
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Hearing Aids as Health and Fitness Trackers: Monitor Your Hearing, Steps, Body, and Mind for a Healthier Lifestyle
Looking for a health- and fitness-tracking hearing aid that provides data on improving mental, physical, and social well-being? Here we review the top hearing aids that double as step counters and can monitor wear time, social engagement, heart rate, alert others to falls, and help keep you healthy.
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New Lumity Products Cater to Individuals with Complex Listening Needs
The new Lumity product line uniquely caters to individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss, unilateral hearing loss, and pediatric patients, ensuring that everyone can enjoy improved speech understanding and reduced listening effort.
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