Wireless Mouse Problem - Losing its "connection"

Every couple minutes my wireless mouse loses its "connection".  Once the computer acknowledges the loss with the little message at the bottom of the screen, it quickly reestablishes the connection.  Since this started happening last week, the frequency of occurence has significantly increased; and when I'm using my mouse a lot, as with photo work, the disconnection rate reallly jumps.  And yes, the batteries were fresh last week!

Do both a SMC and PRAM reset, it may take 2-3 attempts of each.
SMC RESET
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and all peripherals.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Attach the computers power cable.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
PRAM RESET
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.

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