Re: Good news about voice amplification for those with incipient dementia

[Guest guest]

great info elliot thanks for sharing, sharon m

Date: 2005/10/17 Mon AM 10:53:31 EDT

To: LBDcaregivers

Subject: Good news about voice amplification for those with

incipient dementia

www.chattervox.com

I phoned a company called Connections Unlimited, at , and

spoke with a Darlene Foley, who told me something very encouraging

about the microphone/amplifier system called the " Chattervox. " It was

developed for someone with Parkinson's! It features a microphone that

fits around the head and over the ear, and that stays directly in front

of the mouth, regardless of whether the wearer moves her head to the

left or the right. So there is nothing for the user to figure out, and

no instructions or technique to follow. (The reason my MIL is unable to

use the mini-megaphone is because she cannot get the hang even of how

far from her mouth to hold it, nor to keep it horizontal.)

I am going to now call a place that apparently is very close by, to

talk further about the possibility of purchasing a " chattervox " system.

However, we will likely have a consult with a speech pathologist before

actually purchasing one. No sense going through another disappointment.

We'll first see what the speech pathologist says.

Elliot

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