Okay well Bluetooth is certainly not in the luxury hearing instruments,
its common place in hearing isntruments now as other technologies are
being fazed out such as induction.
I've been using Bluetooth hearing instruments now for over 6 years, they
were bolky affairs at first requiring a whole heap of connection boxes
and adapters but now? Well the typical hearing instruments have
Bluetooth built right into them ready and raring to go.
Other wireless technologies can be used with hearing instruments when
Bluetooth isn't the answer.
As far as Apple not caring about Hearing Instruments? May I suggest you
read the documents on the Web that talk in detail about the commitment
and consideration Apple has given to the users of Hearing Instruments,
Deaf and Deaf-blind people.
I should also point out that we in Australia are extremely fortunate at
present when it comes to hearing instruments as those on a low income
can have their hearing instruments funded which I did at one time though
I've since moved to a private fitter as there is obviously more choice
available.
On 11/03/2016 5:49 PM, André van Deventer wrote:
Exactly
How are you supposed to connect something like a neck induction loop to such
a device?
Yes some of the rolls Royce hearing aids have wireless connectivity but very
few people have the money to purchase them.
But I suppose this segment of the market is so small that Apple does not
really care.
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From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary
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Sent: 10 March 2016 11:50 PM
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Subject: Re: SV: SV: Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket |
DailyMail Online
The problem with all this forward thinking is that it leaves the hearing
impaired out. Jonathan Mosen has done some very good writing on this topic.
I personally have the equipment to deal with the loss of the headphone jack.
But in thinking of what it will mean for others, I think it is a stupid idea
at this time and, if it is just to make the damned phone a hair thinner, it
is clearly not worth it and is just another money-making angle for Apple.
But this one is coming at the expense of a fairly large and growing segment
of the population.
Mary
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