Re: FM systems without hearin aids

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In a message dated 3/29/2004 10:56:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

colpax2000@... writes:

My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

aids. The costs are very low, just however much you want to spend on

earphones, and if you have some laying around you can plug them in and try

it out.

Colin

Our son has been using headphones in the local theaters. They have headphones

available, free of charge. Ian can understand dialog more easily since he

doesn't have to listen to the sound echo around the theater. The theaters have

the volume set so high, you'd think that would be great for a conductive loss.

It certainly pounds the sound into our heads. But that high volume creates more

trouble than it solves. Ian finds the sound overwhelming and confusing with

just his aides in. The headphones do the same thing as his FM, they bring the

sound directly into his head without the echo and bounce. Much easier for him!

Best -- Jill

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In a message dated 3/29/2004 10:56:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

colpax2000@... writes:

My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

aids. The costs are very low, just however much you want to spend on

earphones, and if you have some laying around you can plug them in and try

it out.

Colin

Our son has been using headphones in the local theaters. They have headphones

available, free of charge. Ian can understand dialog more easily since he

doesn't have to listen to the sound echo around the theater. The theaters have

the volume set so high, you'd think that would be great for a conductive loss.

It certainly pounds the sound into our heads. But that high volume creates more

trouble than it solves. Ian finds the sound overwhelming and confusing with

just his aides in. The headphones do the same thing as his FM, they bring the

sound directly into his head without the echo and bounce. Much easier for him!

Best -- Jill

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In a message dated 3/29/2004 10:56:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

colpax2000@... writes:

My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

aids. The costs are very low, just however much you want to spend on

earphones, and if you have some laying around you can plug them in and try

it out.

Colin

Our son has been using headphones in the local theaters. They have headphones

available, free of charge. Ian can understand dialog more easily since he

doesn't have to listen to the sound echo around the theater. The theaters have

the volume set so high, you'd think that would be great for a conductive loss.

It certainly pounds the sound into our heads. But that high volume creates more

trouble than it solves. Ian finds the sound overwhelming and confusing with

just his aides in. The headphones do the same thing as his FM, they bring the

sound directly into his head without the echo and bounce. Much easier for him!

Best -- Jill

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Yes, there is such a device. You can connect a personal FM directly to a

speaker on a childs desk or headphones. I'm not sure how much this costs

though - check the Phonak website or other manufacturers.

Colin

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[Guest guest]

Yes, there is such a device. You can connect a personal FM directly to a

speaker on a childs desk or headphones. I'm not sure how much this costs

though - check the Phonak website or other manufacturers.

Colin

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Yes, there is such a device. You can connect a personal FM directly to a

speaker on a childs desk or headphones. I'm not sure how much this costs

though - check the Phonak website or other manufacturers.

Colin

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My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

aids. The costs are very low, just however much you want to spend on

earphones, and if you have some laying around you can plug them in and try

it out.

Colin

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[Guest guest]

My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

aids. The costs are very low, just however much you want to spend on

earphones, and if you have some laying around you can plug them in and try

it out.

Colin

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My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

aids. The costs are very low, just however much you want to spend on

earphones, and if you have some laying around you can plug them in and try

it out.

Colin

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At 07:55 AM 3/29/04, you wrote:

>My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

>a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

>headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

>did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

>and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

>understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

>aids.

If you get stereo headphones, and the hearing aids have a telecoil, you can put

on the headphones, switch the aids to T, and the sound will through the aids.

It only works with stereo headphones...the magnet inside generates enough of a

field for the t-coil to pick up.

Barbara Handley

http://www.deafhomeschool.com

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At 07:55 AM 3/29/04, you wrote:

>My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

>a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

>headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

>did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

>and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

>understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

>aids.

If you get stereo headphones, and the hearing aids have a telecoil, you can put

on the headphones, switch the aids to T, and the sound will through the aids.

It only works with stereo headphones...the magnet inside generates enough of a

field for the t-coil to pick up.

Barbara Handley

http://www.deafhomeschool.com

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Barbara-

I looked at your site and saw you are in the Pacific NW - I am in Bellingham

- where are you located?

Colin

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Barbara-

I looked at your site and saw you are in the Pacific NW - I am in Bellingham

- where are you located?

Colin

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Barbara-

I looked at your site and saw you are in the Pacific NW - I am in Bellingham

- where are you located?

Colin

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At 08:53 AM 3/29/04, you wrote:

>Barbara-

>I looked at your site and saw you are in the Pacific NW - I am in Bellingham

>- where are you located?

Eugene, OR

Barbara Handley

http://www.deafhomeschool.com

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At 08:53 AM 3/29/04, you wrote:

>Barbara-

>I looked at your site and saw you are in the Pacific NW - I am in Bellingham

>- where are you located?

Eugene, OR

Barbara Handley

http://www.deafhomeschool.com

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Stefanie,

You are in the same situation as me. My son has a mild high frequency loss and

the audi feels that if they were to aid him that would over amplify his low

frequency sounds and possably damage his hearing. So we looked for fm systems

that work without hearing aids and there aren't a lot of them out there that I

have found but I know they exist because kids with CAPD and autism use them all

the time. We used one for a little while but the quality was poor and it used a

headphone set which we didn't like, didn't want to keep it on, who would

want to wear a head set all day? Not to mention he was tethered to the teacher.

But there is some luck, I found one and I will have to find it again to give you

the name, I think it is called a Sprite. It is a hearing aid, FM and soundfield

system in one. You don't have to program the hearing aid to amplify, so it can

work for people with normal hearing, and they can set the FM on low. It has all

three settings so hearing aid on, or FM on or soundfield on or you can do the

fourth setting with all of the above on at the same time. I liked this because

it is an FM system and if his loss progressed all we would have to do is set the

aid. I'm not sure how much this costs, but it is made by Phonak and it is

called the Sprite. I will try to find the link and send it to you. This is the

best one I have found yet but I can't seem to get ahold of anyone who sells them

to find what the price range is.

michelle

FM systems without hearin aids

Hi, all,

I apologize for being severely tech-challenged, but is there an FM system

out there that does NOT require hearing aids? My daughter has a mild loss,

uses a soundfield FM in her class, but lately has been telling me she can't

really understand the TV, either at home or in class. Is there something

that can plug into the TV and put sound directly into her ears? Do I need to

buy this from somewhere special?

I feel like I should know the answer to this!

Thanks,

Stefanie

mom to Ben, 5, severe-to-profound HOH, and Isabella, mild loss

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Stefanie,

You are in the same situation as me. My son has a mild high frequency loss and

the audi feels that if they were to aid him that would over amplify his low

frequency sounds and possably damage his hearing. So we looked for fm systems

that work without hearing aids and there aren't a lot of them out there that I

have found but I know they exist because kids with CAPD and autism use them all

the time. We used one for a little while but the quality was poor and it used a

headphone set which we didn't like, didn't want to keep it on, who would

want to wear a head set all day? Not to mention he was tethered to the teacher.

But there is some luck, I found one and I will have to find it again to give you

the name, I think it is called a Sprite. It is a hearing aid, FM and soundfield

system in one. You don't have to program the hearing aid to amplify, so it can

work for people with normal hearing, and they can set the FM on low. It has all

three settings so hearing aid on, or FM on or soundfield on or you can do the

fourth setting with all of the above on at the same time. I liked this because

it is an FM system and if his loss progressed all we would have to do is set the

aid. I'm not sure how much this costs, but it is made by Phonak and it is

called the Sprite. I will try to find the link and send it to you. This is the

best one I have found yet but I can't seem to get ahold of anyone who sells them

to find what the price range is.

michelle

FM systems without hearin aids

Hi, all,

I apologize for being severely tech-challenged, but is there an FM system

out there that does NOT require hearing aids? My daughter has a mild loss,

uses a soundfield FM in her class, but lately has been telling me she can't

really understand the TV, either at home or in class. Is there something

that can plug into the TV and put sound directly into her ears? Do I need to

buy this from somewhere special?

I feel like I should know the answer to this!

Thanks,

Stefanie

mom to Ben, 5, severe-to-profound HOH, and Isabella, mild loss

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Jill,

I didn't know that, next time I will see if would like that.

Re: FM systems without hearin aids

In a message dated 3/29/2004 10:56:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

colpax2000@... writes:

My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

aids. The costs are very low, just however much you want to spend on

earphones, and if you have some laying around you can plug them in and try

it out.

Colin

Our son has been using headphones in the local theaters. They have headphones

available, free of charge. Ian can understand dialog more easily since he

doesn't have to listen to the sound echo around the theater. The theaters have

the volume set so high, you'd think that would be great for a conductive loss.

It certainly pounds the sound into our heads. But that high volume creates

more

trouble than it solves. Ian finds the sound overwhelming and confusing with

just his aides in. The headphones do the same thing as his FM, they bring the

sound directly into his head without the echo and bounce. Much easier for him!

Best -- Jill

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Jill,

I didn't know that, next time I will see if would like that.

Re: FM systems without hearin aids

In a message dated 3/29/2004 10:56:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

colpax2000@... writes:

My father wears hearing aids for his mild/moderate hearing loss. He also has

a hard time hearing the TV, so I suggested that he buy some regular

headphones and plug them in to his stereo (which is connected to the TV). He

did and has been SO happy with the results. He takes his hearing aids off

and puts the headphones on when watching TV, and he says he can finally

understand what is being said on TV, which he could not with just hearing

aids. The costs are very low, just however much you want to spend on

earphones, and if you have some laying around you can plug them in and try

it out.

Colin

Our son has been using headphones in the local theaters. They have headphones

available, free of charge. Ian can understand dialog more easily since he

doesn't have to listen to the sound echo around the theater. The theaters have

the volume set so high, you'd think that would be great for a conductive loss.

It certainly pounds the sound into our heads. But that high volume creates

more

trouble than it solves. Ian finds the sound overwhelming and confusing with

just his aides in. The headphones do the same thing as his FM, they bring the

sound directly into his head without the echo and bounce. Much easier for him!

Best -- Jill

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Here is the link for the Sprite, look all the way at the bottom to read more.

Also check out the products section of that site to find a wider variety of FM's

including the head phone type.

http://www.phonicear.com/storestep1_test.asp?line=sprite & orderid= & d=1 & variables=\

%5C%A1%CD%C6%A1%93%BA%B3x%B0%95%98%AA%BD%B2

FM systems without hearin aids

Hi, all,

I apologize for being severely tech-challenged, but is there an FM system

out there that does NOT require hearing aids? My daughter has a mild loss,

uses a soundfield FM in her class, but lately has been telling me she can't

really understand the TV, either at home or in class. Is there something

that can plug into the TV and put sound directly into her ears? Do I need to

buy this from somewhere special?

I feel like I should know the answer to this!

Thanks,

Stefanie

mom to Ben, 5, severe-to-profound HOH, and Isabella, mild loss

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the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright

restrictions.

[Guest guest]

Here is the link for the Sprite, look all the way at the bottom to read more.

Also check out the products section of that site to find a wider variety of FM's

including the head phone type.

http://www.phonicear.com/storestep1_test.asp?line=sprite & orderid= & d=1 & variables=\

%5C%A1%CD%C6%A1%93%BA%B3x%B0%95%98%AA%BD%B2

FM systems without hearin aids

Hi, all,

I apologize for being severely tech-challenged, but is there an FM system

out there that does NOT require hearing aids? My daughter has a mild loss,

uses a soundfield FM in her class, but lately has been telling me she can't

really understand the TV, either at home or in class. Is there something

that can plug into the TV and put sound directly into her ears? Do I need to

buy this from somewhere special?

I feel like I should know the answer to this!

Thanks,

Stefanie

mom to Ben, 5, severe-to-profound HOH, and Isabella, mild loss

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the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright

restrictions.

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Jill,

does he wear HAs along with the headphones?

julie

On Monday, March 29, 2004, at 11:24 AM, ph Enriquez wrote:

> Our son has been using headphones in the local theaters. They have

> headphones

> available, free of charge. Ian can understand dialog more easily

> since he

> doesn't have to listen to the sound echo around the theater. The

> theaters have

> the volume set so high, you'd think that would be great for a

> conductive loss.

> It certainly pounds the sound into our heads. But that high volume

> creates more

> trouble than it solves. Ian finds the sound overwhelming and

> confusing with

> just his aides in. The headphones do the same thing as his FM, they

> bring the

> sound directly into his head without the echo and bounce. Much

> easier for him!

>

> Best -- Jill

[Guest guest]

No, Ian has a conductive loss. So simple increased volume is good for him.

His aides are analog, so the simple increase in volume, directed right into his

ears is enough for him.

I don't think he's treid the headphones with aides. He also wears the stereo

and cd headphones without aides.

-- Jill

In a message dated 3/29/2004 12:38:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,

design@... writes:

Jill,

does he wear HAs along with the headphones?

julie

[Guest guest]

No, Ian has a conductive loss. So simple increased volume is good for him.

His aides are analog, so the simple increase in volume, directed right into his

ears is enough for him.

I don't think he's treid the headphones with aides. He also wears the stereo

and cd headphones without aides.

-- Jill

In a message dated 3/29/2004 12:38:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,

design@... writes:

Jill,

does he wear HAs along with the headphones?

julie