I have been using the Amplicom PowerTel 500 cordless telephone for a month, and it's the first cordless handset I've tried that works well enough with my hearing aids to combine the superior clarity of a land-line phone with the portable convenience of my wireless cellular phone. It also combines amplification and sound-shaping features for hearing-impaired users with all the … [Read more...] about Product Review: Amplicom PowerTel 500 Cordless Phone Combines Land-Line Clarity With Wireless Convenience
Assistive Listening Devices
Phonak Dynamic Soundfield Technology Turns The Classroom Into A Giant Hearing Aid
Soundfield classroom amplification systems have improved the education and lives of thousands of schoolchildren who otherwise would miss valuable instruction simply because they cannot hear their teachers well enough to understand what they are teaching. Now Phonak has put its vast experience designing hearing aids to use with a next-generation soundfield system featuring a … [Read more...] about Phonak Dynamic Soundfield Technology Turns The Classroom Into A Giant Hearing Aid
ReSound Alera Hearing Aids Provide Wireless Connectivity To TV And Mobile Phones
GN ReSound's new flagship family of Alera hearing aids will provide wireless connectivity directly with mobile phones and television sets equipped with ReSound's new Unite assistive listening device (ALD) accessories. Like other new wireless ALD accessories from Widex and other hearing-aid manufacturers, the ReSound Unite accessories eliminate the need for transmission … [Read more...] about ReSound Alera Hearing Aids Provide Wireless Connectivity To TV And Mobile Phones
Able Planet’s Noise-Canceling Headphones Introduce True Hearing-Aid Technology To Consumer Electronics Industry
Able Planet has been around a long time developing assistive listening products for the hearing-assistance industry based on its Linx Audio sound processing technology. But recently it has taken on a new look with a high-profile branding campaign and a new, broad line of high-end noise-canceling headphones, earphones and accessories attacking the heart of the consumer … [Read more...] about Able Planet’s Noise-Canceling Headphones Introduce True Hearing-Aid Technology To Consumer Electronics Industry
Hatis Assistive Listening Devices Make Hearing Aids Phone- and iPod-Friendly
To listen to an iPod or communicate successfully on the phone, even on my most powerful amplified phone, I need to hear with both ears. I've found the best way to accomplish that trick is with a line of products from Hatis that plug into my iPod and my phones. … [Read more...] about Hatis Assistive Listening Devices Make Hearing Aids Phone- and iPod-Friendly