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Anyone using new Phonak hearing aides and TV connector?
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Apr 29, 2023 | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
Ask your provider to activate the telecoils in your hearing aids. It's likely they are there but are not activated. Also ask her to explain to you how to use them.
You will find places where hearing loops have been installed at this link. https://time2loopamerica.com/loop-locator/ In a looped venue, all you have to do is turn your hearing aids to telecoil and you'll pick up the sound you want to hear without any background noise. States that have many loops have them because hard of hearing people have advocated for them. Do you want to hear in places like theaters, performing arts centers, worship centers, meeting halls, museums, etc?
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I asked audiologist about telecoils. She said they are not available in the resound hearing aids I’m getting because they are the most inexpensive. And we could talk about it in May. When I think I’m going to pick up my new resounds. So I just said never mind. I just want to be done with this. I’d never have known to ask you hadn’t mentioned on this forum.
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I’m a little stumped why not one provider has ever mentioned this feature and I’ve been to countless providers in search of a hearing aid that improves my hearing in specific ways
. I’ve had some with settings for “restaurant “ “outdoors” etc (I think there’s 4 settings ) The Resound I’m getting next month for an extra $50 I get a small control device rather than use an app on my phone.
I’m repeatedly saying the same things on this forum —I’ve yet to have a pair of aids that enabled me to hear which direction sound is coming from. So my focus now is to be able to minimize tinnitus when possible.
Hoping my audiologist knows about telecoils. Thank you for the link!