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I'm hearing-impaired, deaf in one hear and a behind-the-ear hearing-aid in the other.
I'm finally biting the bullet and looking at ordering/making a custom Clearcom/Telex headset that includes a telecoil, which feeds the audio directly into the hearing aid, bypassing the speaker/microphone and resulting in much clearer sound.
I have three somewhat related questions:
- Has anyone ever added a telecoil to an existing headset? I'm looking at scavenging a telecoil from an existing telecoil-only ear piece (like these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TJUOVM/?tag=controlbooth-20). I'm hoping I can solder it in parallel to the headset speaker. Any thoughts why that wouldn't work? Perhaps it would add too much resistance or something?
- Any favorite lightweight, single ear headsets that completely fit over the ear. Most lightweight headsets sit directly on the ear, which doesn't work for me - my hearing aid microphone is "above my ear," as it were. I know typical medium-to-heavy weight headsets do fit, but they are, well, heavy.
- Last resort, I'm looking at converting this Plantronics H251 phone headset that already has a telecoil embedded. https://headsetplus.com/product1693/product_info.html
However, I'm 90% sure that headset has an electret microphone, while I believe intercom headsets use dynamic mics. Using the dangerously little electronics knowledge I have, I'm hoping to follow the conversion steps listed here: http://www.matgoebel.com/projects/headset
Any thoughts why that might not work?
Thanks for any help!
I'm finally biting the bullet and looking at ordering/making a custom Clearcom/Telex headset that includes a telecoil, which feeds the audio directly into the hearing aid, bypassing the speaker/microphone and resulting in much clearer sound.
I have three somewhat related questions:
- Has anyone ever added a telecoil to an existing headset? I'm looking at scavenging a telecoil from an existing telecoil-only ear piece (like these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TJUOVM/?tag=controlbooth-20). I'm hoping I can solder it in parallel to the headset speaker. Any thoughts why that wouldn't work? Perhaps it would add too much resistance or something?
- Any favorite lightweight, single ear headsets that completely fit over the ear. Most lightweight headsets sit directly on the ear, which doesn't work for me - my hearing aid microphone is "above my ear," as it were. I know typical medium-to-heavy weight headsets do fit, but they are, well, heavy.
- Last resort, I'm looking at converting this Plantronics H251 phone headset that already has a telecoil embedded. https://headsetplus.com/product1693/product_info.html
However, I'm 90% sure that headset has an electret microphone, while I believe intercom headsets use dynamic mics. Using the dangerously little electronics knowledge I have, I'm hoping to follow the conversion steps listed here: http://www.matgoebel.com/projects/headset
Any thoughts why that might not work?
Thanks for any help!