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Smartphone for hard of hearing

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:14:40 GMT

Hi every1:

Could any1 tell me or recomend me a model for hard of hearing peolpe?

I need sometimes to increase the volume of the incoming speech.

All the new models seem to have the loudspeaker in the back,so that's not good either.

Thanks

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Liquid — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:22:34 GMT

Do you wear a hearing aid?

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:24:50 GMT

yes, i wear hearing aids

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Liquid — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:28:09 GMT

Somthing I brought for my grandad that he absolutely adored was a Bluetooth hearing aid.

He was worried because he kept missing calls. You can also purchase a range extender for the house so you don't even have to carry the phone with you always:)

Works like a normal hearing aid and a hands free device at the same time.

You could possibly keep your current phone:)

If your only after a new phone I'm sure we can find one for you:)

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:43:32 GMT

i want a new phone. i dont have problem hearing the ringing. but the conversation sometime ;-((

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Liquid — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:47:06 GMT

The conversation is done via the hearing aid as well. Sorry should of made that clear.

I'm trying to find some db ratings for the current smart phones for you:)

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Liquid — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:04:29 GMT

Annoyingly I cannot find any definitive information on the earpieces only the speakers of smart phones.

I can vouche for my iPhone 5 its incredibally loud and clear. (Pretty painful at full volume)

Samsung galaxy s3 is supposed to be rather loud as well.

If your near an O2 store head on in and I'm sure they'll happily let you try a few mobiles to find if one works well for you.

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:01:25 GMT

Thanks. I thing you are right about the Samsung galaxy s3.

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Liquid — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:22:42 GMT

No worries let us know how you get on:)

I can't believe how hard it is to find exact figures:( sorry

Keep us updated:)

Re: Smartphone for hard of hearing

Bambino — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:25:20 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
yes, i wear hearing aids

This link provides a list of hearing aid compatible smartphones:

http://www.idealo.co.uk/cat/19116F1824441/smartphones.html