A2DP connections from phones to hearing aids.

[Aman Singer]

Hi, Christian.
	I apologize, but my knowledge of implants is nearly non-existent.
Were I you, I would visit two sites which would probably have, or tell you
where to get, the information you want. The first is
	http://www.cihear.com
	The second, which is my own audiologist is
	http://www.uhac.net
	Note that I recommend UHAC because they have a strong focus on the
implants, because they are, I think, expert in the use of fairly advanced
hearing aid technology, and because they have always provided excellent
service. They're here in Toronto but they would probably be able to tell you
where to go for more info and to get whatever you need in your area. Note
that my uneducated guess would be that you could most certainly use either
an FM system like the Smartlink or some sort of Bluetooth connectivity to
get access to your phone.
	HTH despite its being only a few leads.
	Aman


-----Original Message-----
From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Christian
Shinaberger
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 2:44 AM
To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List
Subject: Re: A2DP connections from phones to hearing aids.

Hi Aman,
Do you know what phones work well with cochlear implants?
I'm beyond anything a hearing aid can do. I hear much better with my 
cochlear implants than I ever did with hearing aids. I'm looking for 
some phones to try.
I've never worked with blue tooth.
Chris
At 01:15 AM 4/4/2008, you wrote:
>Hi, all.
>         Since the topic of using hearing aids and phones has come up, and
>since people are talking about perhaps getting a product that can connect
an
>aid to a phone wirelessly, I thought someone might be interested in an
>apparently new product I've recently seen on tecear.com, and perhaps want
to
>try it out and report back.
>         There are at least four products to connect hearing aids to cell
>phones, but all only allow mono connections, though many will put that
>connection into both ears. This is obviously find for speech but not very
>good for music. I recently found the Beetle H2, a stereo unit, which claims
>to transmit A2DP, that is stereo audio via bluetooth, to the hearing aids.
>If anyone is interested in this particular feature, that is, if anyone
likes
>listening to audio dramas or music on his/her phone, and if he/she decides
>to get this product, I, for one, would be curious about its performance. I
>would also be most interested in any other product that can transmit stereo
>from the phone to hearing aids. I'll probably test myself in a month or
two,
>but wanted to alert those who were thinking of these units, as well as
>possibly getting their feedback if they decide to buy this particular
thing.
>Also, since there seem to be at least three hearing aid users here, I'd
>appreciate knowing if anyone has found a product that can do stereo to the
>aids and what he/she thinks of it if it's been found and used.
>         Thanks in advance.
>         Aman
>
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