Hands Free Device for People Who Wear Hearing Aids

[pauldroidr2d2]

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good hands free device that works well for people who have hearing aids. Thanks.

 

[dewmik]

At my church we have a special needs group. There are several with hearing issues ans have phones. I'll ask and see what thay say and get back to you.

 

[Rukbat]

It depends on your aids. Mine have no phone switch (Widex BTE with RIC - nice aids, if a bit pricey), so it has to be a handsfree that fits over the aid comfortably. i've always used the Motorolas - I'm on a 720 now. Almost loud enough in the car (loud enough if I press the headset tighter to my ear) and comfortable enough to wear all day. (I have to talk to Widex about putting the mic in the receiver, though. That would make the aid ideal.)

With my old aids, with a phone loop on the aid, the Motorola worked through the aid, but unless I was clear of civilization it picked up hum from the powerlines almost everywhere.

If money is no object, there are aids that have Bluetooth in them, so you just pair the aid to the phone and you're done. And you get the full correction for the phone call. (They pick up from your mouth as good as any headset.)

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

Thanks for the info. That is a big help. I didn't know that they have aids that have bluetooth. I'm trying to get information for my one of my parents who wears hearing aids. I'm not sure of the specific model, or type worn. I just know that they are smaller ones that fit into the ear that are hardly seen. My parents are new to using smartphones and such too. Not to mention that this isn't anything that I've ever really thought about until now.

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

At my church we have a special needs group. There are several with hearing issues ans have phones. I'll ask and see what thay say and get back to you.

Thank you, I appreciate it. The more information I can get the better.

 

[tony bag o donuts]

I have a Phonak Petite hearing aid in my left ear.
This is my hearing aid, and it has the option for a BT attachment.
I got it in this color as well:

Since I got it I gave up using my in ear Plantronics Voyager Pro.
I then moved to a Motorola T505 speaker but sound was not great going through fm tramsitter in mountains.

I installed a parrot 9100 yesterday and love it.