Hi Paul -
Just for further clarification, does the headband for the Aftershocks
actually touch the front part of the ear, that bit nearest to the eye,
as it goes up vertically, before going round the back of the head? -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Paul Warner <mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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*Sent:* Sunday, April 28, 2013 6:03 PM
*Subject:* [access-uk] Re: Aftershokz bone conduction headphones
No part of the ear is covered when using the AfterShokz phones.
The circular speaker part of the phone makes contact with the side
of your cheeck bones just in front of your ears. The speakers are
at either end of a solid but thin flexible headband which travles
up and over the ear and then down to the neck and back up again.
I am able to use conventional ear-bud phones at the same time
without any problem. I do have an off-the-shelf hearing aid which
sits entirely within the ear and this is also unaffected. I have
a couple of single bluetooth earpieces with ear hooks which sit in
place well when using the AfterShokz but I would have thought that
'behind the ear' units might clash with the AfterShomz headband.
If you buy them online, you might be able to return them if they
are no use to you when using the hearing aids.
Paul
On 28/04/2013 17:20, ANDY COLLINS wrote:
Hi Paul -
Do you use hearing aids? I'm a bit concerned now, as I have been
told that although the speakers rest against the bone, in front
of the ear, part of the headset goes over the ear. I use behind
the ear aids, and am not sure how compatible the 2 will be together -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Paul Warner <mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*To:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Sunday, April 28, 2013 4:02 PM
*Subject:* [access-uk] Re: Aftershokz bone conduction headphones
Hi Andy,
I have found that the deficiencies in my own hearing at
certain frequencies are not so evident whe/n I use the
AfterShokz headphones. I think that one's perception of the
frequency spectrum must be different when sound is perceived
through bone conduction and, therefore, if you have any
hearing loss due to factors concerning the outer ear and the
first point of contact with the aural nerves, you might find
that you can hear the relevant frequencies better with bone
conduction. This is the case with me anyway.
Paul
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On 28/04/2013 14:54, ANDY COLLINS wrote:
Hi all -
Anybody on here using this kind of technology? ? As a
hearing aids users, this sounds like a good option that will
allow me to keep my hearing aids in, and use my iPhone for
book reading, and route navigation. Any feedback/experiences
and opinions would be welcomed. Thanks -
Andy
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