[Athen] [EXT] Recommendations on devices to help with hearing with in a classroom setting

[Andrea L. Dietrich]

If the student has an Android phone they could try the Google Sound Amplifier app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier&hl=en_US&gl=US I don't have any personal experience with it so I can't vouch for it but it may help.

Looks like there's at least one app on the Apple store for iPhone also. Again, no personal experience with it but maybe worth a try. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sound-amplifier/id1615079093

I am not deaf but at one point in the past I had a bad head cold and my ears got very plugged, and I had a few weeks where I was definitely hearing impaired. I ended up borrowing one half of an FM amplification system we had in the office, which just had a microphone attached to it, and I used a pair of earbuds and just aimed the microphone in the general direction of whoever was speaking. It worked very well for my temporary needs. The specific model I used is probably no longer available - this was around a decade ago and it was already an older piece of equipment - but something similar might help this student and be easier to set up than a two-way FM system.
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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Robert Beach
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An FM listening system may be the best and quickest route to go.


Robert Lee Beach
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Kansas City Kansas Community College
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Hello All!

I am in need of some help and I am hoping you all can help me.

I'm working with a student who has severe hearing loss in both ears and they have not yet been set up with hearing aids.
They're having a very hard time hearing the professor and the conversation around them.

This is new territory for me and for the student as well.

So I'm looking for any recommendations on devices or free apps that can help the student within the classroom setting?

Thank you in advance for all of your help and recommendations

Best Regards,
Charlotte

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Charlotte Norton

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