[bookport] Re: Speakers and ear buds

  • From: "Aman Singer" <aman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 19:26:26 -0500

Hi.
        I've used the BookPort with both in the ear and behind the ear aids.
The simplest method is undoubtedly to use headphones over the aids
themselves. If you can find a pair of relatively large headphones, this
isn't bad and is quite cheap, though it may be painful sometimes <laugh>.
The way I do it though is to use Silhouettes which are small j-shaped pieces
of plastic that go behind the ear. They're wired to a cable that has, at its
other end, a headphone plug which plugs into the bookport or any other
device. These cost around $90 USD. Switch your aid to the telecoil setting,
put the silhouettes on, and the BP will transmit directly to the aid in
stereo. This gives you tons of volume control through the aid as well as
through the BP, and makes the BP's output private. You can also plug the BP
into your FM system if your aid has a built in FM receiver. Again, you get
volume and privacy with this, but you generally only get mono sound, which
makes stereo files come out not sounding very good. If you don't mind that,
and don't have an FM receiver in your aid, APH used to sell a neck loop
which can also be plugged into the BP. This goes around your neck and has a
cord that plugs into the headphone jack. Turn your aids to telecoil and,
again, you have great, though mono, sound. If APH doesn't sell these any
more, there are other vendors who do. I've seen them as low as $15 and as
high as $70.
        HTH. 
        Aman
 

-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of David Allen
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 7:39 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Speakers and ear buds

Hi Jim and list:

Thank you for answering. I will be getting hearing aids soon. Any special 
techniques I should be aware of? I'll be trying the behind the ear type.

Cheers,
Dave 




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