| Many people that have to use hearing aid also want to | | | | with most hearing aids. The ELI is very small and |
| use a cell phone. Quite often the hearing aid | | | | considerably light, there is a built in battery which you |
| frequencies interfere with the frequency used by cell | | | | can recharge. It uses a digital system to minimise the |
| phones. It's quite common to experience squealing | | | | interference. |
| when trying to use a cell phone with your hearing aid. | | | | The only problems with the ELI is that they are |
| If your hearing aid isn't very severe, then you may be | | | | relatively new, and so they are quite difficult to come |
| able to hear well enough to take your hearing aid out | | | | by. |
| and use the phone without the hearing aid. | | | | The ELI is positioned behind the ear, it uses the telecoil |
| Manufacturers of hearing aids are quite innovative, | | | | system to 'talk' to a telecoil enabled hearing aid. This |
| they are always finding new features to add to the | | | | works similar to when talking on a conventional phone |
| hearing aids. | | | | with telecoils. |
| If you wanted to use Bluetooth headsets with your | | | | The ELI battery does not last very long, however |
| hearing aid it may have been difficult before, however | | | | because it's rechargeable you can charge it up instead |
| now you can buy a Bluetooth compatible headset, | | | | of having to replace it. |
| these enable users to talk on the phone like other | | | | So how do you know whether or not you can use a |
| people can normally. | | | | Bluetooth headset with your phone? Well your cell |
| Bluetooth is the name of a wireless radio system that | | | | phone should have a Bluetooth logo somewhere on |
| can be used as a wireless headset. Bluetooth is a | | | | the case, or box. You can also look in the product |
| standard protocol which is compatible with Bluetooth | | | | specifications. |
| enabled phones and PDA's. | | | | If your handset is Bluetooth enabled then you should |
| Ear level instrument (ELI) is a Bluetooth headset | | | | be able to use an ELI, however it is worth checking |
| produced by Starkey, this headset works perfectly | | | | compatibility before purchasing. |