by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I have worn non-telecoil hearing aids for 8 years now and will be ordering mini BTE hearing aids with a telecoil soon. Our satellite TV audio feeds into a stereo receiver and I currently wear headphones when watching TV. Am I correct to assume I could plug a […]
Free Amplified Telephones through Your State’s Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Most states in the USA have a free Equipment Distribution Program (EDP) for hard of hearing people. This program includes amplified telephones and other goodies. In some states, having a hearing loss is your only requirement. In others, you must meet their specific eligibility requirements (low income for example), or else […]
Can Others Hear My Music when Listening Through the Music Links?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I’m very interested in the Music Links as I recently went bilateral with 2 cochlear implants. One of my biggest concerns is not being able to listen to music with both on (as the cord provided by Cochlear only accommodates one processor and I’ve had to make do […]
M/T Setting When Using Room Loops
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: If my dad gets some new hearing aids in the not too distant future, the loop system will work better for him. His hearing aids only have either the T [t-coil] or M [microphone] setting, not the M/T setting. When it is on the T setting, he thinks […]
Water-proof “Dolphin” Hearing Aids for Swimming!
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A mother wrote: My daughter loves swimming but obviously struggles without her aid in. Can I buy something to protect the hearing aid while she is swimming? As you know, hearing aids are not supposed to get wet—if you want them to work properly, that is. I’ve never heard of anything […]
The Savvy Consumer’s Guide to Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has just released “The Savvy Consumer’s Guide to Hearing Loss.” This excellent 193 page book, by Karen Rockow, Ph. D,. herself hard of hearing, and now with a cochlear implant, gives a lot of practical coping strategies for people new to […]