Mobile phone

[banjo]

I would like to purchase a mobile phone that has a high audio output, could someone please help , thank you

[Taf]

High volume or high quality? For the former choose one with bluetooth and buy an external bluetooth speaker/headphones perhaps?

[banjo]

Originally Posted by Taf

High volume or high quality? For the former choose one with bluetooth and buy an external bluetooth speaker/headphones perhaps?

Thank you for your reply, I need high audio as my hearing is a little dodgy so it would be for speech not music.

[Taf]

Have you tried using a phone on speakerphone setting? It really helps me in noisy environments (I suffer from loud tinnitus and a big loss at the top end of the spectrum).

[banjo]

Originally Posted by Taf

Have you tried using a phone on speakerphone setting? It really helps me in noisy environments (I suffer from loud tinnitus and a big loss at the top end of the spectrum).

I too suffer from tinnitus 247 I will look for the speaker phone setting, thank you.

[Ken W]

Originally Posted by banjo

I too suffer from tinnitus 247 I will look for the speaker phone setting, thank you.

I too suffered from Tinnitus, My doctor dismissed it saying nothing can be done and I should just live with it, but I finally saw a consultant privately and he did some tests and my hear was poor, he referred me to the hospital Audiology who fitted me with NHS hearing aids and now I do not have a problem with Tinnitus.

Ken

[adzii_nufc]

Any of the modern HTC devices that comes with dual speakers at the front would work sufficient when set on speaker. The M8 is surprisingly loud.

Not sure if you're after a smartphone or any old phone. I'm sure there's a lot cheaper that'll do what you need if you're just after a simple phone. Lastly, if you wish, have a shop around for Amplified devices, there's actually mobiles made for people like yourself

Amplified example - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Geemarc-CL83...plified+mobile

I can't recommend any at all naturally.

[peanut]

I'm not quite sure what the question is myself. As Taf pointed out, high volume or high quality is good question but if like myself it doesn't apply.

I find when I go to the cinema and watch an IMAX film for example it is way too loud but I can not understand anything that is said. At home I have to rely on subtitles on TV regardless of the volume. I can not understand certain people who talk to me face to face no matter how loud and clear they talk. I can not hear smoke alarms or other certain alarms either. Yet I can hear other things even at low volume quite clearly, meaning volume isn't always and often not the problem.

I also have really bad tinnitus which doesn't help, more often it is louder than all the other sounds around me which causes huge problems for me.

Ken W was spot on, see your GP, get yourself referred to ENT and try to get hearing aids. They will not cure but they will help with the tinnitus by making other sounds louder which could mask it somewhat but they will not recover the frequencies lost in your hearing. I wear bilateral hearing aids and would go into a panic quite quickly without them, they are a saviour and godsend in my opinion.

I do not have a problem using a mobile phone (S3) as they do change the frequency of speech so phones have never been an issue for me.

Regarding Tinnitus there things that you can do to help, stopping smoking, do not drink energy drinks, cut down on caffeine etc and avoid as much stress as possible. Get a small Bluetooth speaker (I use an Anker cube - £10) and use a sound app (IOS's sleep pillow) and put in under your pillow at night as and when needed. Do not use headphones (loud music to mask) as when you take them off the tinnitus can end up worse so try and just avoid loud sounds in general.

I hope that helps somewhat.

[banjo]

Originally Posted by adzii_nufc

Any of the modern HTC devices that comes with dual speakers at the front would work sufficient when set on speaker. The M8 is surprisingly loud.

Not sure if you're after a smartphone or any old phone. I'm sure there's a lot cheaper that'll do what you need if you're just after a simple phone. Lastly, if you wish, have a shop around for Amplified devices, there's actually mobiles made for people like yourself

Amplified example - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Geemarc-CL83...plified+mobile

I can't recommend any at all naturally.

Thank you for your help.

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Originally Posted by peanut

I'm not quite sure what the question is myself. As Taf pointed out, high volume or high quality is good question but if like myself it doesn't apply.

I find when I go to the cinema and watch an IMAX film for example it is way too loud but I can not understand anything that is said. At home I have to rely on subtitles on TV regardless of the volume. I can not understand certain people who talk to me face to face no matter how loud and clear they talk. I can not hear smoke alarms or other certain alarms either. Yet I can hear other things even at low volume quite clearly, meaning volume isn't always and often not the problem.

I also have really bad tinnitus which doesn't help, more often it is louder than all the other sounds around me which causes huge problems for me.

thank you for your help I am very grateful .
Ken W was spot on, see your GP, get yourself referred to ENT and try to get hearing aids. They will not cure but they will help with the tinnitus by making other sounds louder which could mask it somewhat but they will not recover the frequencies lost in your hearing. I wear bilateral hearing aids and would go into a panic quite quickly without them, they are a saviour and godsend in my opinion.

I do not have a problem using a mobile phone (S3) as they do change the frequency of speech so phones have never been an issue for me.

Regarding Tinnitus there things that you can do to help, stopping smoking, do not drink energy drinks, cut down on caffeine etc and avoid as much stress as possible. Get a small Bluetooth speaker (I use an Anker cube - £10) and use a sound app (IOS's sleep pillow) and put in under your pillow at night as and when needed. Do not use headphones (loud music to mask) as when you take them off the tinnitus can end up worse so try and just avoid loud sounds in general.

I hope that helps somewhat.