Hearing Aid w/ Bluetooth

[thomascollins]

Hey all,

If an end user has a Bluetooth hearing aid, and a phone that supports Bluetooth...what do they use for a microphone?  I imagine the bluetooth hearing aids don't have a mic.  So do they require an additional microphone?  Or just use the phone speaker?

Thanks,

Tom

[Les Pruden]

Hearing aids require a device - usually called a streamer.  This is typically on a lanyard and that's what the phone pairs to and it also has the mic.  Streamers are used for all kinds of assisted hearing (TV, speaker's with a lapel mic,etc.).  Check with your user to ensure that they have a streamer and take it from there.  

Here are a couple of likes as examples.

http://www.oticon.global/solutions/accessories/connectline/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txOihJPheFY