Make life easier and safer for hearing impaired seniors
Older adults with hearing loss may struggle with everyday tasks like answering the phone or door, knowing when there’s a fire, watching TV at a reasonable volume, or having a regular conversation.
We found 9 useful aids that help hearing impaired seniors be more independent and make everyday life easier and more pleasant.
These aids can also improve life for the family – no more enduring a blaring TV or repeated shouts of “WHAT?” when trying to have a conversation.
9 helpful products for hearing impaired seniors
1) $18 Anpress 7 Color Lights Flash + Music Doorbell
A doorbell chime with flashing lights let seniors with hearing impairment know when someone is at the door.
2) $30 Krown Phone Flasher (LED)
Attach this simple device between the telephone jack and a lamp to get a flashing light indicator when the phone rings.
3) $139 First Alert Hardwired Hearing Impaired Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm with LED Strobe Light
Safety is the first priority for seniors, especially those living independently. This combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector alarm has an LED strobe light so they can see any alarms.
4) $38 Sonic Bomb Dual Extra Loud Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker
An extra loud alarm clock with bed shaker helps hard-of-hearing seniors get up on time. Use just the silent shaker, the super loud sound, or both. We’ve also written a more detailed review on this alarm clock here.
5) $147 TV Ears Digital Wireless Headset System, TV Hearing Aid Device for Hard of Hearing, Voice Clarifying, for Digital and Analog TVs
This wireless headphone set allows seniors to turn up the TV volume as loud as they need without disturbing anyone else. If others are watching too, you can keep the TV sound on its own volume level.
6) $130 Sereonic Wireless TV Listening Speaker
This device projects sound from the TV to a wireless speaker you can put near your older adult to make it much easier for them to hear the TV.
Plus, this system is specifically designed to enhance the dialogue, making it easier for hard of hearing and hearing impaired people to follow along without needing to blast the volume.
7) $56 Digital Hearing Amplifier by Britzgo BHA-220, 500hr Battery Life
This affordable and effective hearing amplifier has excellent reviews on Amazon. It’s lightweight, can be worn in either ear, and has simple settings to adapt to different sound environments. The long-lasting batteries mean less fuss and the low price tag means less worrying about it getting lost.
8) $155 Williams Sound PKT D1 EH Pocketalker Ultra Duo Pack Amplifier with Single Mini Earbud and Folding Headphone
This sound amplifier is great for someone who doesn’t want to wear hearing aids. It boosts sound closest to the listener and reduces background noise.
It works well for one-on-one conversation, in small groups, watching TV, or talking in the car. It can be used with or without hearing aids.
9) $124 Otofonix Apex Hearing Amplifier for Seniors & Adults, Noise Canceling, Virtually Invisible Mini Sized, USA Phone Support
This hearing amplifier is for mild to moderate hearing loss. It has 3 different listening programs and 8 volume levels to accommodate everyday environments.
It also has noise canceling, feedback suppression, and background noise reduction.
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By DailyCaring Editorial Team
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Patrick Salvatore
Do you have a super loud timer device for the kitchen?
DailyCaring
This kitchen timer made for people with hearing or visual impairments might suit your needs – https://amzn.to/3gvT7DR
Salvadore J Suer
My wife has loss of hearing and hearing aids do not help much. Since most of our activities are in the kitchen with her, is there anything in the market that would read out on a screen as someone talks? This is not for phone use. it is only for daily living with her so she can understand . This would need to be similar to an Apple phone capability but with much clarity. Thanks
DailyCaring
We found an article with some helpful suggestions for captioning apps and devices – https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/47850-The-best-phone-captioning-apps-for-the-hearing-impaired
Debra Allen
My Mother can hear if you talk close & loud to her right ear. She’s totally deaf in her left ear. She can’t hear on the phone, can’t hear her TV with bothering others (she’s in Assisted Living. Does the telephone signal only flash a light or does it boost the hearing in the phone. She has a caption phone, but the close captioning doesn’t bring up the words due to whatever system they use there. Right now they are not allowing any outside maintenance people over. I feel if there was a way to make the phone louder. She used a pocket talker at the ENT’s office and she heard pretty good.
DailyCaring
#2 above (Krown Phone Flasher) flashes a light to indicate when the phone is ringing, but doesn’t affect the volume when speaking on the phone.
Clarity HA 40 Telephone Amplifier for Mild to Severe Hearing Loss (at https://amzn.to/36sWEh6) increases the volume so phone conversations are clearer and easier to hear.
ClearSounds WIL95 UltraClear Portable Telephone Amplifier (at https://amzn.to/2UuLxi4) also increases the volume so phone conversations are clearer and easier to hear.