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

["Patrick Lidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- 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