Thanks, David! Regards Harry > On 28 May 2018, at 15:30, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This was precisely my experience with Com Pilot as well. > The Audiology centre then changed my hearing aids so I could not use it any > more anyway. > I would steer well away from these products. > It was me that recommended the Amazon speaker. > I will be putting a reviews up on my blog in a few days. I agree that it is > great. > David Griffith > My Blind Access and Guide dog Blog > http://dgriffithblog.wordpress.com/ > My Blind hammer Blog > https://www.westhamtillidie.com/authors/blind-hammer/posts > > From: Harry Bell > Sent: 28 May 2018 13:33 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Using Hearing aids with Iphone, anyone has experience? > > I just got a ComPilot to connect my Phonak Nathos S+ Wireless hearing aid to > my iPhone 7 Plus via Bluetooth. The results were very disappointing. The > ComPilot made things more tinny and when I tried using BlindSquare, as soon > as the GPS navigation app started speaking, the robotic ComPilot voice > interrupted to announce “Bluetooth audio”! This obliterated tge first > sentence of what BlindSquare was telling me. When BlindSquare stopped > speaking, two seconds later ComPilot played tge “goodbye” beeps and stopped > streaming. And when BlindSquare started speaking again, ComPilot obliterated > that by announcing “Bluetooth audio” - and so it went on. I wrote to the > manufacturer who sent me a form to print out to return it. I don’t know if > all Phonak models react like this? > A cautionary tale! > Oh, by the way, the Amazon Basics waterproof and shockproof speaker someone > on the list recommended is wonderful! > Regards > Harry > > On 6 May 2018, at 11:30, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the recommendation. > I have gone onto the website and bought a pair to see how I go. > David Griffith > > My Blind Access and Guide dog Blog > http://dgriffithblog.wordpress.com/ > My Blind hammer Blog > https://www.westhamtillidie.com/authors/blind-hammer/posts > > From: Paul Hopewell > Sent: 05 May 2018 16:30 > To: macvisionaries > Subject: Using Hearing aids with Iphone, anyone has experience? > > Hello, > I also live in the UK and have NHS hearing aids 1 for each ear. I use > Music-Link+ stereo silhouette earhooks available from www.connevans.co.uk > for about £20. These hook over my behind the ear hearing aid to drive the > inductive loop system in the hearing aid. They plug into the 3.5 mm audio > jack socket on my iPhone 5S. I also use them with my iPod nano. I find the > audio quality satisfactory and there are no delays as reported by others for > bluetooth hearing aids. > My hearing aids are set up to be independently adjustable for program and > volume. Thus I can put both earhooks over one hearing aid to listen the > iPhone while leaving the other hearing aid to listen to what is happening > around me. At other times I can put each earhook over each hearing aid to > fully enjoy music and drama in stereo. As they plug into the audio jack > socket of my iPod Nano they connecting cable acts as an aerial for the FM > radio in the iPod nano which I use a lot. Alas Apple has discontinued the > iPod Nano so when mine no longer works I will miss FM radio. My iPhone is pay > as you go so live radio will be expensive away from my wifi. It would be > great if the iPhone included FM radio! > Hope this helps…. > > Paul Hopewell > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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