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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Misty and Scott:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My understanding, as Scott had suggested, is that Bluetooth headphones can only be used with one device at a time. If, however, any of you know of a set of Bluetooth headphones that can work with multiple devices at once, I would love to hear about them. I will be working with DeafBlind participants at the Helen Keller National Center in the are of Adaptive Technology this summer, so any information you can provide would be great as I would be in a better position to support them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rocky Hart <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Delcenia Brown via NFB-DB<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 8, 2023 10:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List' <nfb-db@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> delcenia@prodigy.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-DB] Bluetooth Headphones<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=s1>Misty,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for asking the question. I would also be interested in the responses. I love to use headphones and cannot use ear buds due to the hearing aid.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One more question. What if your hearing aid is already paired to your phone can you still use a Bluetooth headphone? I thought only one device can be paired at a time. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Delcenia <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFB-DB <<a href="mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Misty Kienzynski via NFB-DB<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 8, 2023 9:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Misty Kienzynski <<a href="mailto:mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu">mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-DB] Bluetooth Headphones<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1><span style='color:black'>I am currently looking for a pair of bluetooth headphones (NOT earbuds, as I have never been able to fit any I’ve tried into my ears and they block out critical </span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span class=s1><span style='color:black'>environmental sounds!) that have 5.0 bluetooth and are quickly and easily able to switch between paired audio sources (preferably 3 of them: my iPhone, the Envision glasses and my PC). I also need a quality microphone on them or, if I can’t get that, no mic at all so that recording goes to my iPhone mic. I also need extremely long battery life.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;min-height: 22px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1><span style='color:black'>I have great difficulty with any headphone where it surrounds the ear as, when I walk, I feel ear pressure and hear thumping in the headphones. I would need something that rests completely on top of the ear or near or behind the ear.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;min-height: 22px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1><span style='color:black'>I also need something that allows me to hear what is around me.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;min-height: 22px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1><span style='color:black'>I have thought about getting bone-conducting headphones, but I have a mild hearing loss and I have heard that these have a very low volume. (The mild hearing loss is why I like to use headphones when listening to any audio source.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;min-height: 22px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1><span style='color:black'>Any help finding that perfect bluetooth headphone that matches my above specifications would be much appreciated.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=p1><span class=s1>—</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Ms. Misty D. Kienzynski</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Treasurer </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Membership Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Historian</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>National Federation of the Blind—Indiana Affiliate</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Phone: 812-381-0073</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>E-mail: <a href="mailto:mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu">mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Twitter: @AuroraNebulosa</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem. — L. Annaeus Seneca</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>