I must confess my experience with some assistive devices for hearing impaired persons with built-in bluetooth capabilities and using them with computer sound was not very good at all.
I found the sound patchy and tinny. It sounded like everything was coming over a cell phone. I use two options. As Dane correctly pointed out the best connection you can get between your hearing aid and an external audio device is by using direct cabling. All reputable hearing aids today has a small component called an audio shoe or boot which usually fits onto the back of behind the ear aids. On this boot is usually a 3 pin socket that fits a connecter called a europlug. You then need a cable with such a europlug on one end and then whatever plug your audio device would need e.g. 3.5 mm usually. One caution though - you may need to install a resistor and capacitor in the cable somewhere as these hearing aid inputs tend to be very sensitive. But the sound quality can be awesome. I use such cables - one connected to a phonak naida and the other side connected to a cochlear implant. I tested myself and the frequency range I can hear is between 40 hz and 15000 hz which is quite sufficiente for my needs. Another expensive option is to use this way of connecting your hearing aids to some kind of radio frequency system which gives you the freedom to move around with excellente sound quality and no delays at all. I realise that these explanations are perhaps not appropriate for this list so my apologies to the moderators. Anyone needing more info about this please feel free to contact me privately at andred...@webafrica.org.za -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Schindler Sent: 04 May 2012 01:45 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Jaws 13 and bluetooth hearing aids You have to buy them from amazon or some other vender like that. Best buy might sell them to. I bought a Medialink which I like a lot. ----- Original Message ----- From: <vrvaug...@mailzone.com> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 6:42 PM Subject: Re: Jaws 13 and bluetooth hearing aids > Thank Gary for replying! How do I query my computer to find out if my > computer has USB micro bluetooth adapters? And how do I go about pairing > them? > > Many thanks! Vicky > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Schindler" <garys5...@comcast.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: Jaws 13 and bluetooth hearing aids > > >> Try one of the USB micro bluetooth adapters on your computer. If you can >> make the hearing aides discoverable I would think that you could pair >> them to the audio gateway of the computer. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <vrvaug...@mailzone.com> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 5:07 PM >> Subject: Jaws 13 and bluetooth hearing aids >> >> >>> Hi folks, I have just recieved a new set of bluetooth hearing aids that >>> are working wonderfully for me. I have my computer sound hooked up to >>> come through my stereo reciever. It would be even better if instead of >>> listening to the speakers, if I could have the sound directed to my >>> hearing aids. >>> >>> I don't know if there is such a thing as a bluetooth stereo receiver or >>> if some kind of adapter would work for me? >>> >>> Do any of you have any suggestions for me? >>> >>> I would be ever so grateful for any help! >>> >>> Vicky >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
