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@judyca7

I have a Caption Call phone but I can no longer hear on that either. I rely totally on the captioning which is very often incorrect and I cannot figure out what the person speaking means. Since I have a lot of phone appointments with doctors one of my daughters comes over, talks with the doctor and I try to make out what the captioning means. Daughters are sometimes not available though and then it is a real struggle. Now I just tell the doctor the problem and that there will be pauses while I try to figure out what he/she actually said. Then I repeat back to the doctor what I think was said. So far each doctor has been quite patient. I am not tech savvy at all but there has got to be something better out there. I will research the Captel phone....... thanks for responding. Judy

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@judyca7
Hi,
See my response to @barbb about the Innocaption app which I use more than my Captel phone. I can’t hear on the Captel until I switch my aid to the T Coil setting and use an ear link which is plugged into the phone, over the ear . I don’t think they make these ear links anymore but a neck loop plugged into the Captel jack on the side of the phone can be used if you have a TCoil setting in your aid or CI. I don’t think the Captel was made to accommodate people with hearing loss as regards to “hearing” voices unless there is an external device plugged in...hence the jacks on the side of the phone. I have used Capion Call also but prefer Captel.
I only use the Captel if I need to look at my phone for data while I am calling someone.

FL Mary