Comments on: Of iPhones and Hearing aids… http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:14:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bob http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-124460 Bob Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:32:20 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-124460 Is there an iphone Ap that can make the iphone work as a hearing enhancement device. That is using the internal microphone in the iphone to feed surrounding sound to iphone headset jack, to make the iphone act as a hearing enhancement device. Does such an Ap exists? Thanks, Bob@wntk.com Is there an iphone Ap that can make the iphone work as a hearing enhancement device. That is using the internal microphone in the iphone to feed surrounding sound to iphone headset jack, to make the iphone act as a hearing enhancement device. Does such an Ap exists?
Thanks,
Bob@wntk.com

]]> By: John Jacobs http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-123012 John Jacobs Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:17:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-123012 http://www.huetronworld.com/iphone3g-handsfree-cables.html This website has an adaptor that will allow any (2 circle) 3mm jack sterio headphone connector to work with the 3g iPhone for $10.99 incl shipping. It is small and has a microphone in the recepticle for the 3mm jack and a clip for your shirt. The cord between the clip and the iPhone is about 36" so you can carry the phone in pocket (as I do) or on a belt. I use a pair of Sony behind the neck/over the ears head phones and they work great. You can listen to music, answer calls (the phone interrupts the music with your ringer sound)by pushing the button on the clip/microphone. I wear the phillips CIC hearing aids. The button will cancel/end the call and return you to the music. The button can be used to mute the music as well to speak with someone without having to remove the headset. http://www.huetronworld.com/iphone3g-handsfree-cables.html
This website has an adaptor that will allow any (2 circle) 3mm jack sterio headphone connector to work with the 3g iPhone for $10.99 incl shipping. It is small and has a microphone in the recepticle for the 3mm jack and a clip for your shirt. The cord between the clip and the iPhone is about 36″ so you can carry the phone in pocket (as I do) or on a belt. I use a pair of Sony behind the neck/over the ears head phones and they work great. You can listen to music, answer calls (the phone interrupts the music with your ringer sound)by pushing the button on the clip/microphone. I wear the phillips CIC hearing aids. The button will cancel/end the call and return you to the music. The button can be used to mute the music as well to speak with someone without having to remove the headset.

]]> By: leslie http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-121947 leslie Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:45:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-121947 OK now lets put some of the rumors to rest. I did go to the Best Buy and they had a live iPhone to use. I plugged in my Geemarc neck loop put both of my aids on tele coil and proceeded to make very good easy to hear phone calls!!Hmm me thinks there is foolery afoot here. Why is it that my neck loop and my aids on tele coil work just fine. I was even aible to log onto sprintwebcaptel.com and make a call even could hear the other person well and still had the back up of captioning. Pretty thourough test. Sooooooooo just as you may want to know if I have said in the past. I am very severe/profound hearing disabled I wear two Rexton Power Aids HP2. I use a neck loop. I also use a fm transmitter that i purchaed for 190 dollars to use in the car so my passengers can converse w me thru my telecoil. I do NOT use my cell in the car even hands free. My phone is set to default to www.phonetag.com telephone number that takes my voice mail transcribes to text and sends me a text msg that i can read later and respond back to. Ok lay it on me tell me why my hearing aids work just fine w the iPhone?? thanks and of course best of all to you my good friends keep the dialogue open. from your Happy Deaf iphone user. Loss is in the 90% and to 100% range loss OK now lets put some of the rumors to rest. I did go to the Best Buy and they had a live iPhone to use. I plugged in my Geemarc neck loop put both of my aids on tele coil and proceeded to make very good easy to hear phone calls!!Hmm me thinks there is foolery afoot here. Why is it that my neck loop and my aids on tele coil work just fine. I was even aible to log onto sprintwebcaptel.com and make a call even could hear the other person well and still had the back up of captioning. Pretty thourough test. Sooooooooo just as you may want to know if I have said in the past. I am very severe/profound hearing disabled I wear two Rexton Power Aids HP2. I use a neck loop. I also use a fm transmitter that i purchaed for 190 dollars to use in the car so my passengers can converse w me thru my telecoil. I do NOT use my cell in the car even hands free. My phone is set to default to http://www.phonetag.com telephone number that takes my voice mail transcribes to text and sends me a text msg that i can read later and respond back to. Ok lay it on me tell me why my hearing aids work just fine w the iPhone??

thanks and of course best of all to you my good friends keep the dialogue open. from your Happy Deaf iphone user. Loss is in the 90% and to 100% range loss

]]> By: Leslie http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-120065 Leslie Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:03:47 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-120065 Ok here is my take on the issue. I am server/profound disabled I use my tcoil with very mixed results however when i use the blue tooth it seems fine. Yes there are hearing aids out there that are blue tooth enabled Oticon Epoq is one. Lets hope that the bluetooth app fixes that problem. I am going to find out straight away as I am going to go to the iphone store and try it out. also for all of the folks that cant do phones well like me check out the sprint webcaptel service it is free and the hamilton webcaptel service also free. By the way the sprint captel service works w the apple Iphone. I much prefer to read captioned phone calls than trying to muddle thru a very garbled verbal call. It embarasses me and it embarasses the caller that i have such difficulty communicating. Yes there solutions available and i for one am extreemely grateful for that and for this wonderul web site for exchanging ideas. Bless all of you from your number one fan...Leslie Ok here is my take on the issue. I am server/profound disabled I use my tcoil with very mixed results however when i use the blue tooth it seems fine. Yes there are hearing aids out there that are blue tooth enabled Oticon Epoq is one. Lets hope that the bluetooth app fixes that problem. I am going to find out straight away as I am going to go to the iphone store and try it out.

also for all of the folks that cant do phones well like me check out the sprint webcaptel service it is free and the hamilton webcaptel service also free. By the way the sprint captel service works w the apple Iphone. I much prefer to read captioned phone calls than trying to muddle thru a very garbled verbal call. It embarasses me and it embarasses the caller that i have such difficulty communicating. Yes there solutions available and i for one am extreemely grateful for that and for this wonderul web site for exchanging ideas. Bless all of you from your number one fan…Leslie

]]> By: CIC in both ears http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-117483 CIC in both ears Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:16:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-117483 haven't found a headset yet. Have the Motorola headset and loved it with my Chocolate phone but haven't tried making it compatible without wiring it directly to iPhone.....haven't actually tried that yet either....still experimenting.....waiting for the perfect headset for CIC wearers..... Thanks for posting this blog. Mac should learn that if CIC wearers are going to pay $2600.00 per hearing aid and $400+ for an iPhone, that we're REALLY wanting a bluetooth headset that's compatible! haven’t found a headset yet. Have the Motorola headset and loved it with my Chocolate phone but haven’t tried making it compatible without wiring it directly to iPhone…..haven’t actually tried that yet either….still experimenting…..waiting for the perfect headset for CIC wearers….. Thanks for posting this blog.

Mac should learn that if CIC wearers are going to pay $2600.00 per hearing aid and $400+ for an iPhone, that we’re REALLY wanting a bluetooth headset that’s compatible!

]]> By: Of iPhones and Hearing aids… http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-108331 Of iPhones and Hearing aids… Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:24:33 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-108331 [...] post by Jason Terhorst and software by Elliott [...] [...] post by Jason Terhorst and software by Elliott [...]

]]> By: HearHear! http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-108233 HearHear! Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:28:22 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-108233 I don't have any good and quick answers for you, but thanks for posting on this topic... I've always had a difficult time getting "hearing" issues resolved when I get a phone. I don’t have any good and quick answers for you, but thanks for posting on this topic… I’ve always had a difficult time getting “hearing” issues resolved when I get a phone.

]]> By: *Boston http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-108228 *Boston Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:45:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-108228 You can bring that up here in this site: www.deafmac.org This is a website dedicated to Deaf/Hard of Hearing Mac users and their issues. Feel free to browse! You can bring that up here in this site:

http://www.deafmac.org

This is a website dedicated to Deaf/Hard of Hearing Mac users and their issues.

Feel free to browse!

]]> By: Jon http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-108214 Jon Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:30:14 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/07/30/of-iphones-and-hearing-aids/#comment-108214 Replacement headphones - you may want to take a look at these: http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Accessories/CasesAdapters/us_pa_MPA_phone_adapter Which permits you to use your own headphones with the iPhone. Replacement headphones - you may want to take a look at these:

http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Accessories/CasesAdapters/us_pa_MPA_phone_adapter

Which permits you to use your own headphones with the iPhone.

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