What is the best communication system for hearing impaired people communicating with telephones?
Please address ”Blue-Tooth” and T-coil systems, and any other recommended technologies. It’s way too early to say if Blue Tooth technology will work efficiently and effectively with hearing aids or even FM systems and other ALDs. As of this date (September, 2001), too much current is required to power the Blue Tooth system with tiny, button cell, hearing aid type batteries. According to some hearing aid designers I’ve spoken with, you’d have to strap a battery to your leg to run Blue Tooth technology (in its current state) with today’s hearing aids. But maybe someday In general, there are no quick and easy answers concerning the best telephone system for people with hearing loss. The answer depends on several factors: (1) degree and configuration of loss, (2) speech recognition ability, (3) lifestyle, (4) personal preference (5) others. Additionally, if a person has no usable speech recognition ability, then we must consider visual technology. This could be a VCO (Voice Carry Over) o
