Searching out high volume bluetooth headsets

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Hi all,

I recently bought a bluetooth headset for my blackberry to be safer on the road. Unfortunately, I wear hearing aids and I have to unplug a hearing aid to insert the unit into my ear.

This unit I bought does not have enough volume in it to compensate for the lack of a hearing aid. I tried talking to various sales people at Best Buy and Futureshop but these people do not know enough about these pieces to direct me to one that has sufficient volume.

Any recommendation on a better headset?

Thanks
 
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I don't know anything but ...

I did a Google search out of curiosity and came across this company that produces an add-on to your hearing aid that uses bluetooth to connect with your phone.

http://www.elihearing.com/CanadaENG/index.htm

It seems like a pretty cool idea and it eliminates the swapping problem.
It is pricey - about $300 (internet prices).
Their Canadian office is in Mississauga.
 
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All the bluetooth headsets I've tried are a little short of volume. They have to be at max just to be loud enough and I have normal hearing.

I'm glad that someone makes one for hearing impaired users.
 
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Thanks for those links cancowboy, I never knew about those options. Just the same, I wear the in-the-ear type hearing aid and it has no plugins for the units.

I'm just looking for a bluetooth headset that I can use that has a high enough adjustable volume.

Anybody else know of anything else?
 
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Does your hearing aid have a "T-coil"?

If yes, http://artonecs.com/Products.html works thru the T-coil.
"The Artone Bluetooth LoopSet enables hearing aid users to avoid the interference from the mobile phone by removing the phone to “safe” distance from the hearing aid.
In a time of a call a signal from the mobile phone is wirelessly sent to the Bluetooth LoopSet, it gets processed, cleared and amplified and then send to the user’s hearing aid.
The hearing aid processes the signal once again and adjusts it to the user’s personal level.
In output: signal is captured by the Bluetooth LoopSet microphone, it gets processed cleared by cutting the unnecessary background noises it is amplified and then the signal sent to the user’s handset. That process enables both parties of the conversation hear and comprehend each other with out unnecessary struggle and problems."

Reviews:
http://www.hearingaidforums.com/showthread.php?t=555
http://www.hearingaidforums.com/showthread.php?t=702
You should have a look through the forum - it does have a specific section about bluetooth and hearing aids.

There is a Canadian distributor somewwhere in the 416 area (right-hand column).
About $200 on a US site - on sale right now for $170.
 
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