Recommendation for TV Listening System for Hearing Impaired?

[TechnicGeek]

Hello,

Anyone here is using hearing air for TV listening?

My mother used Humantechnik's Swing IR TV listening system and after using it for over a year, one earbud had its plastic part cracked, then glued back but soon the electronics went bad.

There is Etta's TV system headset and there is Etta's TV system neckloop (50% more expensive). There is also Humantechnik's Sonumaxx 2.4GHz and Sonumaxx 2.4GHz PR (15% more expensive)

My mom has pacemaker installed by the way so I don't know if neckloop causes interference to pacemaker's operation. I am not sure though I wonder which of the above is of higher quality and reliability.

Thanks

 

[pbui44]

Consider using a Phonak product:

https://www.sonova.com/en/phonak

Also, some information regarding ICDs and pacemakers:

https://www.cardio.com/blog/life-wi...ric razors and,inches away from the pacemaker)

https://www.heart.org/en/health-top...s-that-may-interfere-with-icds-and-pacemakers

 

[TechnicGeek]

Consider using a Phonak product.

My HMO does not cover Sonova TV assisted hearing products as far as I checked.
Neckloop sounded good until I learned that it is to be kept 20cm away from pacemaker though generally are not recommended for people with pacemaker.
Not sure how it makes sense to keep neckloop 20cm away from pacemaker without having a long neck. Does neckloop have to be worn on neck at all if it's
function is to synchronize and transmit audio to hearing aid?

 

[Raketen]

My HMO does not cover Sonova TV assisted hearing products as far as I checked.
Neckloop sounded good until I learned that it is to be kept 20cm away from pacemaker though generally are not recommended for people with pacemaker.
Not sure how it makes sense to keep neckloop 20cm away from pacemaker without having a long neck. Does neckloop have to be worn on neck at all if it's
function is to synchronize and transmit audio to hearing aid?

Was not familiar at all with t-coil hearing aids and neckloops, pretty cool tech!

Just guessing here but it seems like the t-coils of the hearing aids would need to be within the loop but not necessarily around the neck? Maybe if you had the loop attached around a wide brimmed hat? Apparently you can also set up loops for an entire room, though IDK if also a concern with pacemakers.

Probably also not on HMO, but have you considered using consumer bluetooth gear? It looks like there are also neckloops and hearing aids that work w/ standard BT audio (or w/ 3.5mm stereo jacks which could go to a clip-on BT audio receiver).

I have a parent (don't think their aides have t-coils) that uses ~$50 BT transmitter plugged into tv audio and some Sony BT headphones. The cans also have environmental audio pass-through. There's some latency though, so sound is a bit out of sync with video (some TVs and smart-TV sticks/boxes have built-in BT which is probably better).