by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Captioned (CapTel) telephones have been around for a few years now. With these special phones, you can both hear the caller and read whatever you miss hearing on the small screen on the phone a few seconds after the caller has said it. The downside of this is that you need […]
Assistive Devices
Need Help To Hear Better—Hearing Aids and Assistive Devices
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am hard of hearing and have been so for years. I will be 69 in July. I have been told I have nerve deafness in both ears. Is there any help for people when hearing aids are between $5,000 and $6,000. Is there anything good that would […]
Getting Captions On Your New TV—The Good, the Bad and the Downright Frustrating
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Right now we are in a transition between the existing analog TV transmission standard and the new digital TV standard. On February 17, 2009 here in the USA, all analog TV transmissions will cease, and we will enter the 100% digital TV transmission age. (Don’t confuse digital TV with high definition […]
Hearing Stereo with One Ear (good solution)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. In our article Hearing Stereo with One Ear, a lady wanted to know how to hear both stereo channels in a single ear bud as she only had one working ear. I wrote, “The neatest would be if you could find a single earbud wired to a stereo plug.” At […]
Room Loops and Spillover
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, Our Senior Center has two rooms looped: the computer room where people learn computer skills, and the “lipreading room” where a lipreading class is held. These rooms are next to each other. Each has a separate loop that was installed a few years ago. My friend that is […]
Hearing “Stereo” with One Ear
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I am almost deaf in one ear. I have trouble hearing music via headphones that play different parts in each ear piece—specifically when I am listening to my iPod with the earbud headphones. Is there a product out there for people who can only hear out of one […]