Question
Is there any solution to using the headphones with a transcription machine while wearing BTE's? I usually close my office door and use the machine without the headphones. However, there are times when I should use the headphones. I can use them but it is at such an odd position with the BTE's that if I get interrupted, it is difficult to readjust them to the same position for listening.
Answer
Dear Reader: Without knowing which model of behind-the-ear instrument you're wearing or the type of transcription technology you're using, I can only reply in general terms.
There are actually at least three potential routes for signal input into advanced BTE devices from equipment like you're using for transcription:
Induction (tele)coil for electromagnetic signals (difficult to set up)
FM or other signal inputs via hard wire or boot attachment (most effective)
Acoustic signal through standard microphone (least effective)
Although there are a number of resources that can help you with accessing these input technologies, I'm providing you a link to one excellent source of help at www.beyondhearingaids.com/.
In addition, you will need to work with your audiologist or hearing instrument specialist in coordinating any effort to equip your hearing aids so that you may enjoy direct inputs from your transcription equipment into your hearing aids. The more direct the input, the clearer the signal without distortion or feedback. In cases of confidentiality or privacy nothing is better than direct audio input.
Max Stanley Chartrand is himself profoundly deaf and utilizes cochlear implant and assistive technology for communication. He also serves as Director of Research at DigiCare Hearing Research & Rehabilitation, Colorado City, CO. Correspondence: www.digicare.org.
Max Stanley Chartrand, PhD, BC-HIS
Director of Research
Max Stanley Chartrand serves as Director of Research at DigiCare Hearing Research & Rehabilitation, Rye, CO, and has served in various capacities in research and development and marketing in the hearing aid and cochlear implant industry for almost 3 decades. He has published widely on topics of hearing health and is the 1994 recipient of the Joel S. Wernick Excellent in Education Award. He is currently working in the Behavioral Medicine doctoral program at Northcentral University. Contact: chartrandmax@aol.com or www.digicare.org.
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