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Most people are pleased with their hearing aids: 91% of hearing aid users are pleased with the hearing aid experience when speaking one-on-one, based on a recent survey. When breaking down results with particular activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the supermarket, and 85% were […]

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There are a couple of kinds of vacations, right? There’s the kind where you cram every single activity you can into every waking second. This kind will leave you more exhausted than when you left but all of the adventures will be recalled for many years to come. Then there are the relaxing kinds of […]

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You’ve probably noted that when movies or television shows get really intense, they start using close-ups (maybe even extreme close-ups). That’s because the human face conveys a lot of information (more information than you’re likely consciously aware of). It’s no stretch to say that humans are extremely facially focused. So having all of your primary […]

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Once you get used to your hearing aid, it’s difficult to go without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your link to the world around you. But just like any technology, though, it will have to be upgraded eventually. A hearing aid’s typical lifespan From 3 to 7 years will be the average lifespan […]

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Have you ever awoke after a night’s sleep and heard birds singing a wonderful song through your open window? Most people probably aren’t even aware that the name for those bird-songs is the “dawn chorus”. For whatever reason, birds see the sun rising and decide to start singing their favorite songs. The songs of these […]

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A car isn’t really an impulse purchase (unless you’re very, very rich). Which means you will probably do a lot of research ahead of time. You take a good look at things like gas mileage, overall price, and customer reviews. (You’re on Google a lot.) It is sensible to do this level of research. For […]

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Remember when you used to be able to get those gallon buckets of ice cream at the supermarket? As a kid, they were awesome because they promised a whole gallon of ice cream, that’s a lot of frozen custard and high-fructose corn syrup! But you start to become more particular in your taste as you […]

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You go out of your way to be certain your hearing aids are well taken care of. When you go to sleep, you always put them snuggly on the charger and you clean them daily. Suddenly and distressingly, your hearing aids aren’t working the way they once did. There are a few things you can […]

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If you’re still using your older hearing aids, they may be better than no hearing aids, but they also could be costing you in some ways. Within the past few years, hearing aid technology has made considerable developments. A decade ago many of the features of modern hearing aids weren’t even in development, going digital […]

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There are three types of people in the world: those who find history to be incredibly fascinating, people who think history is terribly boring, and people who believe history is full of aliens. The history of hearing aids is not about aliens (sorry not sorry). But it’s probably a lot stranger than you may believe. […]

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