#7

The handset does have a headphone jack. So if I understand you correctly the tvconnector should work. Di you have any idea of the range with the Marvel or Paradise aids and the tvconnector? I. Also trialing a Roger Select, but not sure I am going to see enough benefit to spend the money in the select.

Jim

#8

If you plug anything into the headphone jack in the handset then it shuts off the phones mic and the person cannot hear you on the other end.

#9

One of the complicating factors seems to be the fact that this is a cordless handset, not the base itself. Another issue is that it is a 2 line phone. I need to still be able to use the handset to pickup and transfer calls as needed.

Jim

#10

Depending on the amount of walls, I have those non concrete ones and tv connector holds for around 10 m and one wall (donā€™t have more walls to put between us to test).

Both cover the roughly same distance.

ok, so, headphone jack, put mic+headphone splitter in it, on headphone side put tv connector, on mic side put mic.
cable solution, needs power (works with powerpack, also tested), clumsy, but hey, it works :smiley:
wouldnā€™t recommend walking around with it unless you make some neck back :rofl:

#11

Hmm, with that range I might be able to make it work. What do you do for the microphone end of things?

#12

I bought some cheap lavalier mic on amazon to test the idea. Works but I think if you want some proper sound, it makes sense to spend more than 10 bucks on it :wink:

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#13

Is the phone telecoil compatible? Then you can activate a manual telecoil program.

Is the phone bluetooth? Depending on the bluetooth protocol you can connect it directly (turn off your cellphone BT).

You can plug in the TV connector and use the phone as the mic so long as you donā€™t need to really move with it.

#14

The phone is telecoil compatible. I donā€™t know if the telecoil program on the Phonak will work any better, but in the Widex Evoke I am trialing now I pick up so much background him that I canā€™t here ANYTHING, let alone the phone.

The phone is not bluetooth compatible.

Unfortunately I do need to be able to move about some. So far everything I have plugged into the headphone jack shuts if the phoneā€™s mic.

#15

So, the annoying thing about the Paradise/Marvel is that theyā€™ve dropped the auto t-coil function. So if you have the telecoil in the hearing aid activated youā€™ll have to switch in and out of that program every time you want to use the phone (maybe worth grabbing a remote for this). Then you need to hold the phone in the correct position behind the hearing aid, which takes a bit of practice. However, you would have the option of reducing the hearing aid microphones or turning them off completely so that you get only the signal from the telecoil, which should resolve the background noise issues.

Your clinician needs to activate the telecoil.

#16

Unfortunately the background noise appears to be related to the T-coil itself. It is not present until I activate the T-coil (on the Widex) and then the hum starts. I work downtown and get the hum many places downtown, and everywhere in our building. The hum does not happen at home or other places. I donā€™t know if the Phonak T-coil will work any better.

The annoying thing for me is that while the Paradise and Marvel aids have all of these really cool things they can do, it would seem to me that many others beyond myself have problems using the phones at work, most of which are landlines of one kind or another.

It should not be so hard to solve this problem. For me this is an essential area where I need to be able to hear. My ability to work depends on it. I may well wind up sticking with the Widex as there is a relatively simple and affordable way to solve the problem through the Uni-Dex.

Jim

#17

Is the Panasonic Cordless equipped for blue tooth? My panasonic cordless will pair with any blue tooth so you should be able to pair hearing aids to the cordless phone.

#18

Well, give it a try and see. The telecoil shouldnā€™t cause any humming when you arenā€™t in the program, and typically it is low enough not to interfere with phone conversation.

#19

I am having the Paradise set up with the telecoil enabled, we will see how it will work. The Widex Evoke that I am trialing right now get a VERY loud hum when the telecoil is turned on at work. I donā€™t have and issue with the hum when I am at home.

#20

It hit me that one way to approach this might be to use the splitter and one of the little bluetooth transmitters along with a lapel mic. Still a bit clumsy, but maybe a little cleaner than the tvconnector.

I am going to trial the Roger Select but if I donā€™t get other benefit from it it makes a very expensive way to solve the phone problem.

#21

Could be. I didnā€™t tried that so canā€™t vouch for it. This above I did test and it works :slight_smile:

And Iā€™m still learning my way around BT, before this aids I didnā€™t use BT at all :joy: ok, watch used it, but that was set up one and forget.

Roger select is a superb all around table mic, thatā€™s itā€™s main use case and itā€™s damn good for that. If you have need for that, you wonā€™t be disappointed.

Select price here is 1000 eur, tv connector is 200, and since people often have tv connector already or are considering it, I mentioned that for this topic, both will work the same. Since none is made for that, both are workarounds, and both deliver the same result.

Select also can become tv connector (comes with cables for that). However it is only mono, while tv connector is stereo. And it uses microusb in its dock, and Iā€™m trying to spare microusb from to often plug in and pull out, since on my phones and tablet it loses connection after a year or so. I donā€™t like microusb :joy:

If you havenā€™t tried streaming sound into your ears from tv, Iā€™d recommend trying, to me that was game changer. Zero effort to understand (speakers who pronounce well or Iā€™m familiar with), no need to look at screen even, while without I can follow but my focus has to be on the tv.

#22

Interesting. good information. The Select is USD 1400 here. I am not sure it is going to be useful enough for me to justify the expense.

How big is the TV Connector. it is really hard to get a sense of scale as Phonak never seems to show the device in use.

I donā€™t watch much Tv but it would probably be useful for the times that I do.

#23

@Blacky It also looks like the TV Connect has to stay plugged in to work, it that the case?

#24

Yes, it needs power, but also works from powerbank, so usb from computer will do since thatā€™s what you get (I plugged mine in TVā€™s usb).

Size? Select is like 5cm diameter (cca 2 inch), and tv connector is 6x6 cm square, and very light. I think 1cm thick. Select is a bit less and has a bit of weight, probably bc of battery which tv connector doesnā€™t have.

#25

My solution was to get a good over the ear gaming headset and use this adapter to plug it into the phoneā€™s headset jack. https://www.headsetbuddy.com/pc-computer-headset-to-2-5mm-phone-adapter/ The key is a quality headset with large ear cup that completely enclose your ears and hearing aids.

The good thing about this is when the phoneā€™s headset jack is on the wireless handset instead of the base, you can still move around with it.

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#26

Audi has ordered me one of the phones with the CC screen on it. She says I probably will be able to hear on it better because itā€™s made for the hearing impaired and itā€™s free.