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5 Best Hearing-Impaired Phones

Communication is important for your overall health. Whether it is sharing your thoughts and feelings or talking to a loved one, being able to express yourself and staying connected are extremely important for your quality of life. However, a hearing impairment can affect communication and, eventually, your health. 

Hearing loss usually occurs with age. The degree of hearing loss can vary from mild to moderate, severe, and profound. Other factors, such as exposure to loud noises and excessive earwax, can also lead to hearing impairment.  

Types of Hearing Loss

There are four types of hearing loss

• Conductive Hearing Loss - Sounds do not get through the outer or middle ear. This condition is treated with medication and surgery. 
• Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Problems in the inner ear or hearing nerve functioning. 
• Mixed Hearing Loss - Combines conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. 
• Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder - Sound enters the ear normally, but due to damage to the inner ear or hearing nerve, the sound does not get organized, and the brain cannot process it. 

Hearing loss is also classified as:

• Unilateral or Bilateral: If hearing loss occurs only in one ear, it is unilateral. If it occurs in both ears, it is bilateral hearing loss.
• Pre-lingual or Post-lingual: This is based on when the hearing loss happened. If it was before the person learned to speak, it is called a pre-lingual hearing loss. It is a post-lingual hearing loss if it occurs after the person learns to talk.
• Symmetrical or Asymmetrical: This depends on the level of hearing loss in the ears. If the difference in hearing is more than 15 decibels in both ears, it is an asymmetrical hearing loss. If the difference is the same, it is a symmetrical hearing loss.
• Fluctuating or Stable: Hearing loss that either gets better or worse with time is called fluctuating hearing loss. It is known as a stable hearing loss if it or does not change over time.
• Congenital or Acquired/Delayed Onset: Congenital hearing loss is when a person is born deaf. Acquired hearing loss or delayed onset is when it occurs later in life.

There is another perspective on communication and hearing that relates to safety. Most hearing-impaired phones have a feature to program emergency numbers so that help can arrive with the press of a button. As more and more of the elderly population stays at home, having emergency numbers at one's disposal and the ability to listen and understand the instructions from a 911 operator becomes even more important to ensure safety.  

5 Best Hearing Impaired Phones 

HPFY carries a variety of amplified phones for the hearing impaired. Some of the best hearing-impaired phones are - 

There are some essential things to consider before buying a hearing-impaired phone, like high ringer volume, caller volume control, and tone control. Other features that you may find useful are incoming call alerts such as a flashing display or vibration, which are great in noisy surroundings, or speech-to-text, which enables the user to read the text on the screen while talking on the phone very useful. All of these benefits of technology make daily living and connectivity easier for the hard of hearing while keeping them safe. 

 

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