We are covering more options for the phonetoday. We covered telecoils on Tuesday, business phone options yesterday and Bluetooth connectivity. Another great option is 'Binaural Phone'. This technology allows one hearing aid to 'talk' or 'stream' sound to the other hearing aid. So when you are talking on the phone, you hold the phone to one hearing aid but you can hear the phone in BOTH hearning aids. Pretty cool.
For some of the hearing aids you can access this feature by pressing the program button on one of the hearing aids. Some of the hearing aids allow (or in some models require) you to access this by the remote control. Finally, some of the hearing aids have an 'autophone' feature which generally requires you to stick a small magnet to the telephone. Placing the handset with the magnet near the hearing aid switches the aid into the telephone mode.
Some of the manufacturers and models of hearing aids that have the Binaural Phone feature are:
Phonak: Ambra and Exelia Art hearing aids - accessible by program button and/or by remote control
Unitron: Quantum 12's and 20's, Moxi 12's and 20's - accessible by program button and/or by remote control
Unitron: Passport and Latitude 16 (wireless models only) - accessible by the remote control or by use of autophone
Widex: Clear 440's and 330's- accessibly by program button and/or by remote control
Hearing the phone in both ears with a bilateral hearing loss can help with clarity and make communication easier and less stressful - a definite plus.
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