Adapters for TV and Hearing Aids

sillav nitram

I wear my hearing aids when watching the TV but still find it difficult to make out the clarity of speech, particularly if the speech is heavily accented.

I know there are adaptors that can be plugged into the TV that send the sound straight to the aids but my aids are nearly 10 years old and I’ve yet to find anything compatible?

Anyone with similar issues or solutions?

Otherwise it means shelling out 2k for new ones!

swords_alive

Can't help directly but interested as both elderly parents have hearing issues. Mother has a hearing aid she rarely uses and TV on so high it hurts my ears. Have encouraged her to use the subtitles option. Father (who lives separately) is a technophobe who will not wear a hearing aid and cannot even operate his TV remote to find the subtitles option.

sillav nitram

swords_alive said:

Can't help directly but interested as both elderly parents have hearing issues. Mother has a hearing aid she rarely uses and TV on so high it hurts my ears. Have encouraged her to use the subtitles option. Father (who lives separately) is a technophobe who will not wear a hearing aid and cannot even operate his TV remote to find the subtitles option.

I generally only wear my aids when watching the screen or if I’m teaching.

I don’t wear outside in the street as I find them too acute and it’s noisy enough outside without making things louder.

Yes, subtitles are often available but inevitably find them distracting when trying to follow story.

DaveMehmet

Pardon 

DaveMehmet

I have to watch most programmes with subtitles, I can hear it but often can’t understand what’s being said (especially American shows) 

Stig

Have you got ones with a loop? Don't know if yours would be compatible with something like this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Induction-Hearing-Loop-System/dp/B000VVNJRO/ref=asc_df_B000VVNJRO/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7505497572903202632&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007091&hvtargid=pla-2281435178778&psc=1&mcid=6635d3d1c066375fb5e20d7667d5a43e&hvocijid=7505497572903202632-B000VVNJRO-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1

SoundAsa£

There are of course no benefits in being deaf…..however one thing that is commonly well known is that farts actually smell for the benefit of the deaf.
Seriously though, good luck to any of you that have this problem, there is such a huge spectrum of deafness, I have great empathy with you all.

Baldybonce

SoundAsa£ said:

There are of course no benefits in being deaf…..

you don't live with my Mrs.

sillav nitram

DaveMehmet said:

I have to watch most programmes with subtitles, I can hear it but often can’t understand what’s being said (especially American shows) 

Yes, that’s the problem I have, it’s not volume but clarity of speech.

sillav nitram

DaveMehmet said:

Pardon 

Doesn’t take long does it;)

sillav nitram

Stig said:

Have you got ones with a loop? Don't know if yours would be compatible with something like this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Induction-Hearing-Loop-System/dp/B000VVNJRO/ref=asc_df_B000VVNJRO/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7505497572903202632&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007091&hvtargid=pla-2281435178778&psc=1&mcid=6635d3d1c066375fb5e20d7667d5a43e&hvocijid=7505497572903202632-B000VVNJRO-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1

That’s interesting, hadn’t thought of those but have seen them frequently in training rooms. Do you know if they improve clarity?

Stig

sillav nitram said:

Stig said:

Have you got ones with a loop? Don't know if yours would be compatible with something like this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Induction-Hearing-Loop-System/dp/B000VVNJRO/ref=asc_df_B000VVNJRO/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7505497572903202632&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007091&hvtargid=pla-2281435178778&psc=1&mcid=6635d3d1c066375fb5e20d7667d5a43e&hvocijid=7505497572903202632-B000VVNJRO-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1

That’s interesting, hadn’t thought of those but have seen them frequently in training rooms. Do you know if they improve clarity?

My understanding is that they do because the sound is coming direct to you rather than through the air between your tv (or other gizmo) and your hearing aid. Please don't rely on this info though, because I haven't got one myself. I would have thought in this day and age you could get some noise cancelling stuff going on to further improve your experience. Though that might be the sort of £2k stuff that you quite understandably don't want to shell out for.

sillav nitram

Stig said:

sillav nitram said:

Stig said:

Have you got ones with a loop? Don't know if yours would be compatible with something like this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Induction-Hearing-Loop-System/dp/B000VVNJRO/ref=asc_df_B000VVNJRO/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7505497572903202632&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007091&hvtargid=pla-2281435178778&psc=1&mcid=6635d3d1c066375fb5e20d7667d5a43e&hvocijid=7505497572903202632-B000VVNJRO-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1

That’s interesting, hadn’t thought of those but have seen them frequently in training rooms. Do you know if they improve clarity?

My understanding is that they do because the sound is coming direct to you rather than through the air between your tv (or other gizmo) and your hearing aid. Please don't rely on this info though, because I haven't got one myself. I would have thought in this day and age you could get some noise cancelling stuff going on to further improve your experience. Though that might be the sort of £2k stuff that you quite understandably don't want to shell out for.

Don’t worry I won’t put a contract out on you if it doesn’t help. 

Thanks @stig

guinnessaddick

DaveMehmet said:

Hardon 

DPFC

Have you been tested by the nhs . If not speak to your GP  Most of us are entitled to free hearing aids. I have NHS ones. I thought i would try the all singing all dancing specsavers ones cost 2k . They were not better than i have and gave them back.you can buy a neck loop system.  See connivans or hearing direct. On line

DaveMehmet

sillav nitram said:

DaveMehmet said:

I have to watch most programmes with subtitles, I can hear it but often can’t understand what’s being said (especially American shows) 

Yes, that’s the problem I have, it’s not volume but clarity of speech.

I struggle with certain pitches (I can’t hear crickets at all as an example), so some dialogue I can hear clearly but others are just a noise no matter how loud the volume is.

sillav nitram

DPFC said:

Have you been tested by the nhs . If not speak to your GP  Most of us are entitled to free hearing aids. I have NHS ones. I thought i would try the all singing all dancing specsavers ones cost 2k . They were not better than i have and gave them back.you can buy a neck loop system.  See connivans or hearing direct. On line

Yes, that may be a good idea.

I hesitated with NHS as the really early ones were pretty ugly and unsubtle but that may have changed?

Raith_C_Chattonell

Interesting development from Apple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWxZ00owbMk

ShootersHillGuru

DaveMehmet said:

sillav nitram said:

DaveMehmet said:

I have to watch most programmes with subtitles, I can hear it but often can’t understand what’s being said (especially American shows) 

Yes, that’s the problem I have, it’s not volume but clarity of speech.

I struggle with certain pitches (I can’t hear crickets at all as an example), so some dialogue I can hear clearly but others are just a noise no matter how loud the volume is.

Have you considered that there aren’t any crickets ?

SuedeAdidas

DaveMehmet said:

sillav nitram said:

DaveMehmet said:

I have to watch most programmes with subtitles, I can hear it but often can’t understand what’s being said (especially American shows) 

Yes, that’s the problem I have, it’s not volume but clarity of speech.

I struggle with certain pitches (I can’t hear crickets at all as an example), so some dialogue I can hear clearly but others are just a noise no matter how loud the volume is.

Must be very dangerous for you when the Mrs is walking down the stairs and you have got your trolleys round your ankles in front of some dubious Frankie. 

sillav nitram

Stig said:

Have you got ones with a loop? Don't know if yours would be compatible with something like this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Induction-Hearing-Loop-System/dp/B000VVNJRO/ref=asc_df_B000VVNJRO/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7505497572903202632&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007091&hvtargid=pla-2281435178778&psc=1&mcid=6635d3d1c066375fb5e20d7667d5a43e&hvocijid=7505497572903202632-B000VVNJRO-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1

One review said they don’t work with the TV. In case anyone else is considering?

Dippenhall

Raith_C_Chattonell said:

Interesting development from Apple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWxZ00owbMk

Interesting because it sounds like you have more control over settings. I find streaming to my hearing aids from my IPhone is clunky and can only get it streaming to one ear which feels odd. I only have a problem with higher frequencies so mainly only use them for TV and the like. £200 compared to £3k is a no brainer if, as I suspect, it uses similar software for making bespoke adjustments as used by audiologists.