He is inpatient at a VA facility but their solutions haven't been useful (basic on ear headphone much like those that came with the Sony Walkman, back in the day). He is on a ventilator 24/7, so a certain degree of sound isolation is necessary. Unfortunately, the pillow interferes with the good...
Thank you for looking! I did some poking around on the site, too, and will show that option to him tomorrow. If nothing else, maybe we can check in with audiology later in the week to confirm. (I hope they aren't furloughed!)
That is really neat, but I don't think it would work in the hospital room. My mobile phone is unable to connect there, so I suspect that even if his HAs have that function ... the place is built like a fortress. They do have wifi, so something that uses wifi rather than mobile signal ought to...
I apologize for the delay. He uses Starkey IIC type hearing aids. Any ideas or suggestions on where I might be able to research available accessories would be much appreciated. (I know little on the topic, as my hearing loss is mild enough that my limited lip reading skills are enough to get by...
Please help if you can.
My good friend suffered substantial hearing loss due to operating sonar during military service. He was later in an accident that caused quadriplegia and now spends 20+ hours per day in a hospital bed in a long term VA facility. While he is privileged to have a private...