How to Disable Hearing Aid Mode on an iPhone

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This wikiHow teaches how to disable Hearing Aid Mode, a feature designed to improve audio quality while using a hearing aid, but that can increase the volume too much for some users.

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1. Open Settings .
2. Tap General .
3. Tap Accessibility .
4. Tap Hearing Aids .
5. Tap the Hearing Aid Mode slider.

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    Tap the Settings app on one of your Home screens. The Settings app may be in a folder labeled "Utilities."
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    You'll find this in the Hearing section.
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    Tap the Hearing Aid Mode slider. If Hearing Aid Mode was enabled, this will disable it. When Hearing Aid mode is disabled, the slider moves to the left.
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