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Affordable or Cheap Hearing Aids – What’s the Difference?

Affordable or Cheap Hearing Aids – What’s the Difference?

February 8, 2022 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Aids News

Saving money just feels great, right? It can be invigorating when you’ve found a great deal on something, and the larger discount, the more satisfied you are. It’s a little too easy, then, to make the cost your main consideration, to always choose the least expensive option, to let your coupons make your consumer decisions […]

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The Connection Between Diabetes And Hearing Loss

The Connection Between Diabetes And Hearing Loss

January 31, 2022 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Loss Articles

It’s true, hearing loss can catch you by surprise. But there are times when hearing issues suddenly pounce you like a cat instead of sneaking up on you. It could happen like this: you wake up, pull yourself out of bed, and maybe you don’t detect it until you finish showering but your hearing feels…off, […]

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This May Offer Relief From Ringing Ears

This May Offer Relief From Ringing Ears

January 25, 2022 | SmartStep Hearing | Tinnitus Articles

You learn to adapt to living with tinnitus. You always leave the TV on to help you tune out the persistent ringing. The loud music at happy hour makes your tinnitus a lot worse so you refrain from going out with your friends. You’re always making appointments to try new techniques and treatments. After a […]

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Here’s an Unexpected Way to Show Your Love This Valentine’s Day

Here’s an Unexpected Way to Show Your Love This Valentine’s Day

January 17, 2022 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Loss Articles

Want to show how much you care? Listen to your loved ones, truly listen. That calls for, of course, the ability to hear. Studies reveal millions of people would benefit from wearing hearing aids because one out of three adults between the ages of 65 and 74 have some amount of hearing loss. But only […]

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Choosing Not To Use Your Hearing Aids Can Lead to Problems

Choosing Not To Use Your Hearing Aids Can Lead to Problems

January 10, 2022 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Aids News

You’re supposed to use your hearing aids every day. But you’re also supposed to rinse out your milk jugs before recycling them. We don’t always do what we’re supposed to. So yeah, you forget to take your hearing aids out of their storage container occasionally. Perhaps you even go a day, or a week, or […]

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Can I Recover From Hearing Impairment?

Can I Recover From Hearing Impairment?

January 3, 2022 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Loss Articles

The human body is an awesome, breathtaking, perplexing, confounding piece of work, isn’t it? The human body typically has no difficulty repairing cuts, scrapes, or broken bones (I mean, sure, it takes some time, but your body can actually repair the giant bones in your arms and legs with little more than some time and […]

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When Your Hearing Aids Are Slipping – Try This First

When Your Hearing Aids Are Slipping – Try This First

December 27, 2021 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Aids News

Your hearing aids should improve your hearing right? When your hearing aid stops doing its job, it can be seriously frustrating. Luckily, your hearing aids should have no trouble doing their job if you properly maintain them. Go through this list before you do anything rash. If it’s not one of these common issues, it […]

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Get Relief From Tinnitus Using These Tips

Get Relief From Tinnitus Using These Tips

December 21, 2021 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Aids News

The actual issue with chronic tinnitus isn’t just that you have a ringing in your ears. The real problem is that the ringing won’t stop. The constant noise, possibly rather moderate in volume, might start as little more than an annoyance. But the ringing can become aggravating and even incapacitating if it persists for days […]

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Your Hearing Can be Improved by Research – Here’s How

Your Hearing Can be Improved by Research – Here’s How

December 14, 2021 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Loss Articles

Researchers at the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might have cracked the code on one of hearing’s most bewildering mysteries, and the future design of hearing aids may get an overhaul based on their findings. The enduring notion that voices are isolated by neural processing has been debunked by an MIT study. According to […]

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Modern Hearing Aids Are Quite Sophisticated

Modern Hearing Aids Are Quite Sophisticated

December 6, 2021 | SmartStep Hearing | Hearing Aids News

It seems as if all our devices are getting stronger, smarter, and smaller. Generally speaking, the trend is that devices have more features and take up less space. So it’s no surprise that hearing aids are no different. Though hearing issues have many different causes, hearing issues are more prevalent amongst older people, and the […]

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