| Many people have friends and relatives that have a | | | | loss is excessive, you can easily go for anything that |
| hearing impairment, and you might be just one of them. | | | | amplifies up to 50db. |
| This means that you know how difficult life for the | | | | One problem that hearing impaired individuals face is |
| hearing impaired people around you is. Giving people | | | | their inability to hear well high or low pitched noises and |
| hearing impaired phones as gifts and presents for | | | | sounds. Some telephones help by having a feature |
| birthdays or other occasions is perfect because it | | | | that allows one to adjust the tone on the phone. |
| shows you care. | | | | The location is also important. Will the phone be used |
| However how do you know what to go for, which | | | | at home or outside. Will it also need to have extra |
| one is the perfect gadget to buy? Particularly if you | | | | cordless phones coming with the original set? These |
| are not affected by this problem, you won't exactly | | | | will have a specific range that they can operate away |
| know what the people's needs are in the first place. | | | | from the main set, so it is important to know where |
| So here are a few tips to get you started in | | | | the phones will be used. |
| understanding the needs of these individuals and why | | | | If the person also needs extra visual or audio help, |
| such a phone will make life so much easier for them. | | | | there are telephones with adjustable ringer loudness |
| First of all you have to realize that their main challenge | | | | that also have bright light flashing on them to notify of |
| is hearing phone conversations. If somebody calls | | | | any incoming calls. |
| them, they might simply not understand what the other | | | | Price is another consideration. The more expensive a |
| person is saying due to different voice pitch | | | | telephone is, the more features it has and also higher |
| frequencies, for example. | | | | amplification levels. The basic ones, starting at 15-30db |
| However many people are also looking for additional | | | | are not expensive, you can find a reasonable quality |
| features in these phones, such as extra light helping | | | | one for less than $100. Top end phones, of course, will |
| with any visual impairment, and also something to help | | | | cost more. I've seen some come as high as $250 and |
| with lack of dexterity, such as offering extra large | | | | more. These had 50db amplification levels. |
| buttons to press the numbers on. | | | | Another very important aspect of helping hearing |
| If your friend or relative has a moderate hearing loss, | | | | impaired people is regarding them waking up in the |
| all they need is a phone in the range of 20-40db. | | | | morning. Not being able to hear the regular alarm clock |
| People with mild hearing loss will only need something | | | | is quite a hindrance for many. |
| that gives strength of 15-30 db. However if the hearing | | | | |