User:Tinnitus 911 Review1
There are two ways to connect to devices. One is where you Tinnitus 911 need two way communication such as connecting to a cell phone. The other is where you are just receiving a transmission and not transmitting back, for example when listening to the TV (known as streaming). For two way transmission, the neck worn communication device has a built in microphone which collects your speech for transmission. The hearing aids are programmed to link up with the neck worn communication device (this is done by your hearing aid dispenser) and then the neck worn communication device is paired with the end device such as the cell phone - this you can do yourself. Once the devices are paired, they should normally not need pairing again. When you have all the devices paired and connected, the procedure for using a cell phone or Bluetooth home phone would be as follows.
When your phone rings, it rings inside the hearing aids. You now don't have to physically run and pick up the phone, as long as you are within the 30 feet range of the phone, you simply push the button on the neck worn device and the call is answered. You can now talk hands free with the person on the other end of the call. When you are ready to hang up, simply push the button on the neck worn device again.
To dial out, simply push the button on the neck worn device. If you haves saved some voice activated phone numbers, you simply say the code word out loud for example: 'Jonathan' and your phone will dial out to the pre-stored number and connect you. To hang up, simply push the button again. Not only do you have the convenience of hands free communication, you now also hear in both ears (assuming you have hearing aids in both ears). This is normally much clearer than using a phone only on one ear. You are also not distracted by outside noise. It alleviates some of the major problems for hearing aid wearers. Talking on the phone often leads to feedback and/or poor understanding of the conversation due to the small speakers available on cell phones and trying to line up the phone speaker with the microphone on the hearing aid.
