<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hello Gerardo.</div><div>Regarding what it looks like, if it works for you and is the most functional, I'd say use it. Especically if you do not mind the earbuds. I personally do not use them, but that doesn't mean it won't work for someone else.</div><div>As others have suggested, you may wish to investigate various bluetooth options which will offer a wireless experience directly connected to your hearing aids. What is compatible depends on which model of hearing aids you have. For example, Resound makes one, Phanak makes another, and older hearing aids may not support bluetooth at all. I often just plug headphones in to my iPhone and use it that way, because the connection is wired and I've personally found it's more clear than any of the bluetooth solutions on the market. Some things to be aware of regarding bluetooth connections are that if bluetooth is constantly trunning on both your hearing aids and phone, both will have much less battery life. Also, bluetooth is not perfect and is more prone to issues related to losing the connection between the 2 devices. Also, in my personal experience, there is sometimes a delay with VoiceOver speech when using bluetooth. The delay isn't such a problem for typing a quick text, but becomes one if you rely on speech and need to complete a task more quickly that is more complicated. Also, sometimes the beginning of when VoiceOver starts speaking can get chopped off and many devices will time out after about 20 seconds of no audio. This means that if you want the bluetooth to stay connected while you wait for some audio, it may not do so. On the positive side, bluetooth is wireless, can be configured to switch your hearing aids immediately when you answer a call, and you can have an audiologist set up your hearing aids to allow the bluetooth audio to be the only thing you hear, or you can even have both the external microphones and bluetooth going at the same time. that said, some hearing aids do not support all of the things I've listed, and some devices seem more laggy than others when ussoing them with VoiceOver. I hope this info is somewhat helpful!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Las Vegas!</div><div>Scott<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Aug 2, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Delcenia Brown via nfb-db <<a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman">I also do not like the earbud. I
personally do two different things. First, sometimes I use headphones. Yes, it
can be a headache or a little bothersome to place headphones over hearing aids.
However, that what I prefer sometimes and I do not care what it looks like. I
would wear headphones when I am using my pocket talker which is another type of
fm system. secondly, I have an Icon which I believe it is made by Phonics. This
is my bluetooth. I wear it around my neck and it is paired with my IPhone and
when I have a incoming call I push the button on the front of the ICon to answer
the call. It all depends on your preference and your hearing aid. Also, on
the bottom of my Icon there is a opening for a two way cord to insert into
anywhere headphones go so I can listen to my music or read a book. </font></div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="nfb-db@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">Janice Toothman via nfb-db</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 02, 2014 7:17 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="soulalibi@gmail.com" href="mailto:soulalibi@gmail.com">Sterling Shadowwolf</a> ; <a title="nfb-db@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">NFB Deaf-Blind Division
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Gerardo,<br>I agree with Sterling. I use an FM system that connects with
my cell phone via Bluetooth and it is great. There are several different
major companies that produce FM systems. I did not know that they also
made one to interface with a CI, if I understood Sterling. I
use Phonak. They call my "necklace" the Compilot. I have never been
able to use earbuds since I had my hearing loss.<br>Janicebud.<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/2/2014 5:45 PM, Sterling Shadowwolf via nfb-db
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<div dir="ltr">Gerardo,
<div>Personally speaking, I hate the earbuds. Because they draw unwanted
attention to your ears and they look kinda odd. I wear both a CI and a digital
hearing aid. And I use what's called a RogerLink Pen FM System. This looks
like any other FM system and you wear it around your neck like a necklace. The
system first needs to be parred to your iPhone via Bluetooth. In my case, the
digital hearing aid's T-coil mode comes on automatically. Which means if I get
an incoming call and I answer the phone call, the T-coil mode comes on
automatically. For my CI, I have to use my remote to switch the mode into
T-coil settings. The RogerLink Pen works on both my CI and hearing aid at the
same time, which gives me optimum listening performance because I'm listening
to the conversation with both ears, plus the background noises/commotion
blocked out (isn't today's technology wonderful?). Depending on your hearing
aid type or model, I would highly recommend the RogerLink Pen FM System. Talk
to your audiologist about this device to determine if this works on your
hearing aids. It does work well with the iPhone devices. </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Gerardo Corripio via
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listers<br>The subject line says it all; it's the question I've gotten when
in the store or wherever I'm with my family, they ask. The reason is because
as most of you on here, I wear hearing aids due to a 70% hearing loss; I've
got an IPhone, and always have atop my hearing aids the earbuds for the
hands free piece, in case I get a call, I only have to press the button on
the hands free and away I anser! I have each earbud atop each hearing aid if
you understand what I mean because my hearing aids are those that go behind
the ear. So my question is, do I really look Martian by always having these
earbuds atop my hearing aids? My Mom says I do, but my Dad says that
nowadays everyone has earbuds on all the time, thus appreciate any ideas. If
indeed it isn't well-seen to always have earbuds on, then what other ideas
do you guys who wear hearing aids have to offer? What I'm wanting is when I
get a call, not waste time getting the phone out of my pocket, have to put
the phone up to my hearing aids to hear what the caller id info says etc,
thus I thought that maybe with the earbuds on the aids, would be the
solution? Thanks for ideas.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>--
<br>Enviado desde mi lap<br>Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta
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