There are many things that people with good hearing take for granted: moving about the home, answering the phone, speaking to visitors at the door, watching TV or listening to music. Yet, for people with hearing loss, these daily tasks can prove challenging. This can have a big impact on someone’s life and can leave them feeling disconnected, lonely and frustrated. Luckily, there are some fantastic products that have been designed to help. They have all been engineered with both hearing aid users and non-hearing aid users in mind.
There are many assistive devices on the market to help people with hearing loss. However, for help around the home, here are four products that have the potential to dramatically improve your quality of life.
Home Alert Systems
If you frequently miss the doorbell, your alarm clock, or phone calls, then home alert systems can help. These are devices that link up together to create vibrations, flashing lights and loud noises to alert you to what’s happening around your home.
They can also alert you if a loved one needs your help, such as if they have fallen.
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Amplified Phones
If you struggle to hear your landline phone then an amplified phone could improve your life. They ring loudly and have a flashing light. When on the phone they also increase the volume of the person speaking and adjust the tone to make it easier to understand.
You can also connect it to other home alert systems so that you can be alerted of a call even from another room.
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Personal Listeners
If you struggle to keep up with conversations – or even just want to be able to listen to the sounds of birds in your garden – a personal listener could be the answer.
They come with a microphone which you can point towards whatever you want to hear and the sound can be transmitted into your hearing aids or separate headphones. They help to limit background noise and can adjust the tone of the sound to make it clearer. These can be used to chat with your friends and family or listen to people at the door. They are also compact and portable so you can take them wherever you need to. Some personal listeners also have Bluetooth so you can connect it to your TV or mobile, enabling you to speak to people on the phone, listen to music or watch TV. Click Here to View Our Personal Listeners
TV Listeners
If you need to watch the TV, listen to the radio, or play music, so loudly that it disturbs your friends, family, and neighbours then TV listeners could be a great choice for you. They connect to your devices and play the sound directly into your hearing aids or into a separate headset. You can also change the volume, tone control and speech enhancement individually in your right and left ears to tailor it to your needs.
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Conclusion
Whatever your individual needs, there is assistive technology to help. Studies show that people with hearing loss can suffer from social isolation which can lead to depression. By embracing modern technology you can have a home that works for you and allows you to live a more fulfilled life by keeping you connected to people and by allowing you to continue to benefit from sources of information and entertainment such as your TV, radio and music player.
If you need help with any of our products, then contact us and speak to hearing care professionals who will help you to find what is suited to your needs.
