Re: Starkey "Automated Telephone Response"

On Nov 12, 10:18 am, dsi1 <d...@spamworld.com> wrote:
> Dennis wrote:
>
> > Thank you for your reply.  I have researched this and think I have
> > come up with an answer.  When using the aid's with a digital devices
> > such as my cell phone (W580i) which is HAC, I still experienced feed
> > back.  The same with my Panasonic land line phone which is not HAC.
> > But when using an analog phone the aids couple and I hear a tone and
> > no feedback.  I called my dispenser and he stated that in fact the AT
R
> > will only couple with analog phones as they have a magnet in the
> > earpiece.  He further stated that my aids do not have a Tcoil
> > installed, I guess is default for Starkey.  The aids have been sent
> > back to Starkey for the installation of the T coils.  Hopefully this
> > will solve the problem.  Oh, BTW I am changing my landline phone to a
> > Panasonic HAC phone as well.
>
> > My thanks......
>
> That is interesting. What you will hear with an autotelecoil is
> typically a series of tones and your mics switching off. My guess is
> that you have an autotelecoil installed. Changing your phones to one
> that are compatible with your aids is a good idea. Good luck!

One never ceases to learn new things in this group. This thread seems
to describe a t-coil which is engaged by some sort of micro-switch
which detects the presence of a magnetic signal - from a phone or
whatever - shades of Bluetooth (which reaches out for, and handshakes
with, any compatible signal it detects). In an earlier thread I
discovered that some hearing aids, from reputable manufacturers,  do
not have T-coils.

But this thread has todescribe  a case of over-engineering. Most
hearing aids now offer several programs - selectable with a remote or
by cycling with a button. Electronic switching/selecting/volume
controlling is well established as being more reliable than mechanical
equivalents. Also many of us have found that mike plus T-coil is best
in some circumstances. So your audiologist/dispenser can set up your 4
-5 programs as you choose - one can be T-coil and another T-coil plus
mike. And the others whatever you want (in my case, when I could hear,
one was optimised for music - these days one is ADRO and another for
when you need more amplification).

Having to position the phone/headphone whatever to engage the switch,
as well as the T-coil, sounds like a nightmare.

And, as the thread illustrates, relying on a microswitch is a pain in
the neck!
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