Re: Re: loud speakerphone for hearing-impaired mother-in-law

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you muchly.

Just had a very good chat with Conn Evans on the phone. Excellent people
and
well recommended.

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Lidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 3:08 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: loud speakerphone for hearing-impaired mother-in-law


> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)"
<mph@a...>
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My mother-in-law is now in her 70s, and her hearing is definitely
> fading.
> > She wears a hearing aid, but still has tremendous problems
hearing
> what
> > people say on the phone.
> >
> > What she would like is a speaker-phone that is LOUD, so that she
> can sit
> > next to the phone and converse.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend me such a thing? The normal speakerphone
built
> into our
> > phone at home isn't anything like good enough.
> >
>
> http://www.deafequipment.co.uk/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?
> CMD=007&DEPT=0000000120&BACK=A0011A1E00000000111E1 , which is
part of
> Connevans.co.uk. Connevans are great for this kind of equipment, and
> they'll be more than happy to help if you give them a call. They also
> loan equipment for trial periods if necessary, so you can be sure
> it's right for your ma-in-law.
>
> You probably want a phone from the BT Converse range - I have one for
> similar reasons to the ones you outline. The models which can take a
> headset generally include battery powered amplifiers which provide
> amplified audio through both the handset and handsfree.
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
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