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Title: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Debs. on 22 January 2011, 18:25:28
....is there such a thing (one that will work by induction).

My Father is in his late-eighties now and almost totally deaf; he uses two hearing aids and can just about hear somebody speaking directly to him: although to be honest, I think he pieces together what little he can actually hear, with some lip-reading and a bit of guesswork. ::)

I`d like him to have access to a mobile phone; but when he tries mine he can`t hear a thing from it........obviously, mobile phones seem to be marketed at the younger customer and hence not much mention of features for the 'long-lived' like my Dad.

Has anyone with a modern mobile, seen any mention of induction hearing-aid compatability? :-/
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Amigo on 22 January 2011, 18:27:53
Pardon?
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Debs. on 22 January 2011, 18:28:18
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Pardon?

Eh? ;D
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: albitz on 22 January 2011, 18:36:10
Binatone speakeasy big button mobile. Got one for my 79 year old Dad last year. He says its brilliant. Available on the bay of fleas for around £50. :y
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: zirk on 22 January 2011, 18:45:15
Nokia do a bluetooth gadget thats works with a inductive loop aid.
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: RobG on 22 January 2011, 18:49:13
100 decibels loud enough Debs. http://www.hearingdirect.com/products/Geemarc-Clearsound-CL8200-GSM-Mobile-Phone.html
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: SJKOO01 on 22 January 2011, 19:17:04
PM'd some links, not sure if they're the sort of thing your looking for

Regards,
M  :y
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Debs. on 22 January 2011, 19:28:35
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PM'd some links, not sure if they're the sort of thing your looking for

Regards,
M  :y

....and replied. :y
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: SJKOO01 on 22 January 2011, 19:39:06
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PM'd some links, not sure if they're the sort of thing your looking for

Regards,
M  :y

....and replied. :y


.... should of got it right this time Deb's  ;D  :y
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Debs. on 22 January 2011, 20:19:25
 ;)Thanks for the ideas and suggestions, guys.....I`ll show Dad what`s available, when I see him again in a day or two. :y
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2011, 22:58:37
My father is also deaf and ex-chair of the technical committee of the British Association of the Hard of Hearing.

He reports that inductive coupled hearing aids are generally useless if coupled directly with GSM phones (analogue phones used to work fine) due to the bursty nature of the RF transmission from the phone interfering with the hearing aid. He uses a loop that fits around his neck and plugs into the phone which can then be held away from the ear. Doesn't work that well, but then he struggles on a phone in any circumstances, sadly.

Some hearing aids have bluetooth connectivity now, I'm sure.

Kevin
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2011, 23:02:43
I should say that while amplified phones will certainly help some sufferers it depends on the nature of their hearing loss. In my Dad's case, his real issue is loss of mid to higher frequencies and he has signal processing built into his hearing aid that is designed around his symptoms so, if the hearing aid can be kept in the system, it is far better than just increasing the volume. Others with fairly even hearing loss will do better with an amplified phone, of course.

Kevin
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Lazydocker on 22 January 2011, 23:12:55
Unfortunately, as SWMBO has explained to Debs in a PM, the biggest issue is phone position relative to the mic on the aid(s).

Hopefully there will be some improvement with her advice :y
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Mysteryman on 23 January 2011, 09:10:38
This one says it's hearing aid compatible :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doro-PhoneEasy-Single-Cordless-Phone/dp/B003XRDABI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1295773843&sr=8-1
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Plomien on 23 January 2011, 09:32:04
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This one says it's hearing aid compatible :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doro-PhoneEasy-Single-Cordless-Phone/dp/B003XRDABI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1295773843&sr=8-1
but its a landline phone not a mobile :y
Title: Re: Mobile ph. for use w/hearing-aids?
Post by: Mysteryman on 23 January 2011, 09:34:26
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This one says it's hearing aid compatible :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doro-PhoneEasy-Single-Cordless-Phone/dp/B003XRDABI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1295773843&sr=8-1
but its a landline phone not a mobile :y


Ah. Sorry. Jumped the gun again. ;D