Telephones for hearing aid users at home - FAQ

My friend wears a hearing aid but relies a lot on lipreading, what telephone would you recommend?

As a rule of thumb if a hearing aid user cannot have a conversation without lipreading (easily tried by covering your mouth) they are also unlikely to successfully hold a telephone conversation even with a hearing aid compatible telephone.

Hearing aid compatible telephones rely on the user’s hearing aids and whilst some telephones give some extra boost in practice this simply helps counteract the loss of speech quality down a telephone line. If you have any concerns about the effectiveness of hearing aids with telephones or other equipment we suggest that you contact your audiologist or hearing therapist for advice or re-assessment of the hearing aid suitability.

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