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iPhone Hearing Loss Accessibility Guide: iOS 15 Update
iPhone offers a number out-of-the box accessibility features for hearing loss, and and now with iOS 15, we've seen the addition of Conversation Boost, Audiogram Import, and Background Sounds.
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Android 10 Hearing Loss Accessibility Guide
With Android 10, Google added a number of features to support users with hearing loss including Live Transcribe, Live Caption, and Sound Amplifier. Here's a guide to what's available.
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Best Smoke Detectors for People with Hearing Loss
Are you afraid of missing the sound of a smoke alarm? Special smoke alarms are available that provide tactile and visual signals to ensure you are alerted. Here are our top 4 picks.
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Could a Hearing Dog Help You?
A hearing dog provides independence, love, companionship, and emotional support, giving deaf people confidence to reconnect with their family, friends, and community, and embrace the life they want to lead.
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How to Navigate Higher Ed When You Have Hearing Loss
If you’re hard of hearing and starting a higher-education program, make sure that you have appropriate accommodations. Here are five things to keep in mind to help make university life a great, accessible experience.
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How To Enable Live Captions and Transcription In Zoom
Log into Zoom on your Internet browser — not the app. Enable automatic speech recognition (ASR) closed captioning for your Zoom meetings by checking Enable live transcription service in the main settings.
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A Smart-Shopper’s Guide to Hearing Aids in the UK
If you’re shopping for your first pair of hearing aids in the UK, take a moment to explore your options. To find the right solution for you, talk with a hearing health professional, do some basic research, and learn weigh up the pros and cons of purchasing privately versus seeking care through the NHS.
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What Is Frequency Compression in Hearing Aids?
Hearing aids are now so sophisticated that they have features hardly anyone but audiologists are aware of, much less understand. Most of us just want to put them on and be able to hear, but like any device, the more you know the more you can benefit. This is as true of hearing aids as it is of smartphones and computers. In fact, the latest hearing aids are mini-computers.
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Hearing Loops Make It Easier to Hear With Hearing Aids
When wearing hearing aids, hearing loops (or telecoil loops) can help improve your hearing. They are installed in a variety of establishments.
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Auditory Training – Brain Training That May Help You Hear Better In Difficult Situations
One often-overlooked hearing enhancement tool is auditory training, a “brain training” technique for the ears, that is often used to improve listening skills for hearing aid wearers.