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 […]
Assistive Devices
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 […]
PockeTalker Pro vs. PockeTalker Ultra
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: I’m currently trying out a loaner PockeTalker Pro. There’s also a PockeTalker Ultra. I’ve downloaded the spec sheets on both, but I’m still not clear on what the difference is between the two models. Do you know? The Pro is the older PockeTalker model. Williams Sound didn’t think […]
Setting Up Your Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. In response to my article “Setting Up Your Digital-to-Analog Converter Box” (July 15, 2008) , a reader supplied some more valuable information. Steve wrote: The most recent issue brings up the topic of the Digital TV conversion. There are a couple of things that the web sites do not mention, I thought […]
Captioned Radio Finally Coming?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. One of the things I have wished for, especially in emergency situations, was a radio that would display the text as well as the audio, so I could read the words that my poor ears miss—much as I do with captioning on the TV. You don’t have to miss many key […]