| Michael Loiben 2005-07-11, 8:57 am |
| Ed,
Before you try to find the best phone for yourself you need to have two
properly fitted hearing aids.
Finding the best cell phone can be a challenge for those with hearing loss.
If you have one that you are not using because of poor fit, do you really
know if the working one is programmed properly? A good audiologist would
not leave you in this situation. When was the last time you saw your ENT
and audiologist?
"Ed Bailen" <n5kzw@arrl.net> wrote in message
news:rd23d115mgccafdckmjudccrir677ok662@4ax.com...
> My wife is arguing that we need to get a cell phone. I disagree, but
> I recognize that she will eventually win the argument. Facing that
> eventuality, I'd like to get information ahead of time on whether or
> not there are any advantages to flip-phones vs. one-piece phones
> and/or any particular models to avoid or to look for.
>
> I have a moderate hearing loss in both ears and wear a Phonak Claro
> ITE in one ear. (The one for the other ear isn't working, but it
> won't stay in so I'm not inclied to get it fixed.) It has one of the
> settings programmed for HAC pickup. My preference would be to get a
> phone with extra audio output, but I can learn to live with the
> magnetic pickup.
>
> Thanks for oyur opinions and advice.
> Ed Bailen
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