Phones for Hard of Hearing

[888sally888]

My mum doesnt hear the phone ring so needs some help!!

Can anyone recommend where to buy a cordless handset which has a loud ring and an amplifier in the earpiece too so she can hear it ring and hear the caller more clearly.

Am fed up with shouting at her!! Many thanks.

[Fanriffic]

I can't recommend a phone to you but try looking at the phones recommended by the RNID web site:

http://www.rnid.org.uk/shop/products/telephone s/

The cordless ones are on the second page.

Once you find one you like you can order online or try and find the same model on the high street i.e. Argos etc.

Has your mum been for a hearing test recently?
Would she not benefit from wearing a hearing aid(s)?
The Audiology / Hearing Aid department at my local hospital helped me enormously with getting digital hearing aids and any additional help I required.
I was referred to the hospital by my GP.
Good luck.

[solitude]

My 82 yr old aunt couldn't hear a thing on the phone, so we called a local hearing-impaired charity and they got her in touch with a whole selection of phones for her specific problem and even came out and checked it all for her. Check your local listings and see what you've got in your area. Hope this helps.

[weeal]

your local council OT dept can possibly provide aids for the home, my mum has a loop system installed, there is a lamp attached and it flashes and makes a loud sound when the phone or door bell rings, we all nearly jump off the couch its a bit loud lol
I also got a phone from Maplin electronics which has a brilliant amplified built into it, was under �20

http://www.maplin.co.uk/family.aspx?menu=1707& doy=21m4

[Whoever]

Sounds too obvious to mention really, but has your mother had a recent hearing test with her GP? Sometimes deafness can be caused by something as simple as surplus ear wax building up.

[888sally888]

Yes she has a digital hearing aid already. Still have to shout at her though!!!