by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: “I found your website (https://hearinglosshelp.com/) with a keyword search via Google, and I’m grateful for the helpful information on it. I wear two Phonak hearing aids with telecoils. I haven’t used them so far, but I’m now shopping for a cell phone, and I believe my t-coils will […]
Assistive Devices
Music Links & Your Computer
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am wondering if the dual Music Links and my hearing aids set to t-coil mode will work with a computer. Can I plug the Music Links into the earphone jack on a computer? You bet. The Music Links work great in any stereo earphone jack—including the one […]
Cell Phones, Privacy & Hard of Hearing People
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained: A problem I have with cell phones is that I have no privacy. I have to have the volume up so loud that people around me (even two offices away) can hear my conversations even with the speaker off. Is there something that can help me? I have […]
Neckloops—Here’s What You Need to Use Them
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I have a high-frequency hearing loss. I use two hearing aids with telecoils. I have heard about a neckloop, but I am unclear if I just need a neckloop, or something additional to make the neckloop work. Yes, you need something additional. Think of a neckloop as equivalent […]
Florescent Lights and T-coil Interference
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. When she set her hearing aids to t-coil mode, a lady had trouble with interference when using her phone around florescent lights. She wrote: The florescent light is in my kitchen is an old fixture, but I also tried the new florescent bulbs that screw into a regular light socket in […]
Using the Music Links and PockeTalker Together
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I have just purchased a Williams Sound PockeTalker and neckloop. I was wondering if your dual Music Links can be used with the PockeTalker instead of the neckloop? They would appear to be somewhat lighter and easier to use. For sure! They work just fine. Since the PockeTalker […]