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[Debs.]

....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? :-/

[Amigo]

Pardon?

[Debs.]

Pardon?

Eh?

[albitz]

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.

[zirk]

Nokia do a bluetooth gadget thats works with a inductive loop aid.

[RobG]

100 decibels loud enough Debs. http://www.hearingdirect.com/products/Geemarc-Clearsound-CL8200-GSM-Mobile-Phone.html

[SJKOO01]

PM'd some links, not sure if they're the sort of thing your looking for

Regards,
M 

[Debs.]

PM'd some links, not sure if they're the sort of thing your looking for

Regards,
M 

....and replied.

[SJKOO01]

PM'd some links, not sure if they're the sort of thing your looking for

Regards,
M 

....and replied.

.... should of got it right this time Deb's   

[Debs.]

 ;)Thanks for the ideas and suggestions, guys.....I`ll show Dad what`s available, when I see him again in a day or two.

[Kevin Wood]

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

[Kevin Wood]

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

[Lazydocker]

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

[Mysteryman]

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

[Plomien]

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