Loud TVs and hearing loss advice
I can't add this to the thread that ended up about noise as it has been locked. My husband is quite deaf and has a gadget from the Action on Hearing Loss. It hangs round his neck and picks up the TV sound through his hearing aids without the sound on the TV being turned up. This means I can have the TV at a level I find comfortable. It had got to the stage where I couldn't be in the same room if he could hear the TV. Equally if he is watching something I don't want to the sound is turned off completely.
Those who suffer on sites might find this is advice they can give to those who say they are deaf and can't hear the high volume.
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yes there are subtitles on most tv programme even live tv and DVD's . hearing loss if different to every body my wife is able to use hearing aids better than me as mine hearing was caused my an accident so hearing aids cant be programmed so easily. but we all should be considerate of other people on site, I always tell the people around us about our hearing so if they speak to me and I don't reply it because I cant hear not being rude. like wise with the tv if to loud tell me and people understand . our biggest problem is with our dog she is a Staffordshire bull terrier. they all think she will eat them lol
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One thing that Motorhomers might consider is the speakers mounted in the Cab doors...very deep bass and sound travels easily to adjoining pitches.
I fade the sound to the Habitation speakers this keeps the sound at a reasonable level, around the van.
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Not much help to caravanners but I understand with Avtex TV's (it might also be true of other makes) it is possible to transmit the sound via the internal speakers of the motorhome via the head unit. I gave up wearing hearing aids some years ago and can generally manage OK with the TV at relatively normal volume. However Margaret struggles a bit, even with aids, and we often have the subtitles on. The only problem with that is that on programmes like the News there is often a lag so they have often moved onto the next subject before the subs have finished on the previous story!
David
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This is not much use to watching TV in the caravan (or is it?) - but my late parents had a loop system in their house, and could hear the television at normal levels. I can't remember where it came from (local Deaf Support Group I expect).
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Many thanks for posting this info LTC, my husband is partially deaf (high pitch tone deaf) and wears 2 aides, he does require the tv up a bit louder than I would like. At home it isn't an issue as it doesn't disturb anyone else but in the caravan I'm always conscious of the volume.
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Don't forget if you buy one of the gadgets because he is deaf you can claim back the VAT.
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I suppose with all this Bluetooth . you will soon be able to have your hearing aids linked to your tv even NHS ones. as for a loop system you could us one but another socket needed and a wire all round the caravan. I like the idea of Bluetooth it would be the way to go.
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My Mum is hard of hearing, so likes the TV up louder than we can tolerate. Now I just give her my iPad with a film loaded, pop my Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones on for her, check she can hear, and away we all go! She loves it. Do understand that there is all sorts of deafness though, and this may not work for some. 😁
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No wires involved - portable loops have come on leaps and bounds in the last few years. I use a Roger Pen which sits discretely by the tv and a neck loop recieves/transmits the sound to my hearing aids. I find it better than any installed system- and I work for Action on Hearing Loss (RNID) 😀
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There are personal loop systems available (Google deaf equipment).
Although I have a personal loop system I rely on subtitles for watching TV. We have a golden rule, no subs, no program.
There are Bluetooth sound bars that supposedly link direct to hearing aids but when I tried one last year at Audiology it wasn't any better for me than just the TV with my loop. I don't think they were compatible for my HA's.
Mobile phones are another one. Work provided Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) phones for the three of us who wear hearing aids but they were not compatible with either of our aids.
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Posted slower than 63ellsbells.
The Roger Pen system wasn't very good for me either. I have better clarity with my Sarabec system.
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I really should go to my local hearing shop Hi Kent to see what's on offer. the only mobile phones I found that are hearing aid compatible are apple ones .I just use text. so its seems to me us deaf people ( hard of hearing ) worry more about the sound traveling on caravan site than normal hearing people who just sit in there awnings with tv up loud so everyone else can hear.
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This is already available with NHS hearing aids - it’s brilliant! I have a streamer that I wear around my neck that links to a little box that sits next to the television. I also use the streamer for phone calls and listening to music I’ve got on my iPhone.
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