HOLIDAYS

We close on Thursday 24th at 12.30, and re-open on Tuesday 5th January 2010.

Can we wish you the compliments of the season and we look forward to being of help to you as we approach the end of our 26th year!

 

Siemens..Cielo

From an e-mail received 02/11/2009 from Mr R.H…..

Dear Sirs,

After using the new Cielo 2 (open-fit) aid on my right ear, I have to say that the xxxxx aid I have been wearing on the left side is no comparison to the Cielo 2. The Cielo 2 has now rendered the xxxxx hearing aid to the bin for good! Even just wearing the single Cielo on my right ear is enough for me to hear better than with two of the xxxxx aids. But I would like to have another Cielo 2 hearing aid for my left side.

Sound wise, I find the Cielo 2 is an vast improvement. Recently in the wash house at my house, I was hearing a thundering noise. I am thinking of where that noise is coming from? It actually turn out to be a glass bottle was sitting on top of freezer. I definitely do feel if I was wearing the xxxxx hearing aid, I would not register to pick up the sound quickly.

One to one communication with the Cielo, great, can.t complain but in a noisy pub, it felt louder and therefore the music and voice were interacting with each other but I still cope and understood better so I am happy with the original setting, I don’t think we need to make a drastic change on the internal setting of the Cielo 2 hearing aid as I prefer not to fidget around the aid. I like the battery closure to always set to program 1 and that is it.

So overall, I am very very pleased with the product. I am available for this Wednesday 4th or Friday 13th of November.  Say 11.30am for both days?

So once again, I would like to thank you and your staff for your assistance and help.

HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FITTED WITH A SECOND CIELO 2 OPEN FIT AID AND IS DOING WELL

 

Who are we?

We have been in existence for over 25 years (since March 1984), to serve the needs of the hearing impaired and those who try to help them.

We offer a wide range of services……

PERSONAL HEARING……………

• Hearing Tests
• Prescription Hearing Aids fitted by a Registered Hearing-Aid Audiologist
• Ear moulds
• Hearing Protectors
• All associated accessories and batteries etc

 ASSISTIVE DEVICES………………..

• Personal listening aids (not-prescribed)
• Help with hearing (and listening to-) the telephone, television, doorbell, smoke etc
• Domestic Loop Systems

PUBLIC HEARING……………………

• Inductive Loop Systems
• Public Address Ststems
• Radio Microphones

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Deaf Awareness Training

The following contacts are involved in Deaf Awareness Training but we can take no responsibility for their suitability……

Bertha A Walker  MA       bertha@bertha.wanadoo.co.uk  0131 478 4432…based in East of Scotland

 

Disability Access Adviser

The following contacts are involved in Disability Access Advice but we can take no responsibility for their suitability……

Bertha A Walker  MA       bertha@bertha.wanadoo.co.uk  0131 478 4432…based in East of Scotland

 

Open Meeting Hearing Concern Link

There will be a meeting at the Go Rooms, George House, George Square Glasgow, close to Queen Street Station, on Saturday 21st Nov ember from 10am to 4pm. If you want further details contact  the organiser linda.sharkey@hearingconcernlink.org or see the website http://www.hearingconcernlink.org/

 

Lecture

I am giving a presentation this coming Saturday at an Educational meeting of the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists on the subject of Dispensing Assistants.

 

Open Meeting

Hearing Concern Link, and the Scottish Council on Deafness have arranged an evening  information meeting on Thursday 20th August, from 5pm to 7pm at The Watermill Hotel, Lonend, Paisley…..just drop in for advice, no appointment needed.

 

CONVERSOR/LISTENOR RANGE

CONVERSOR

This long-established sophisticated radio system allows conversation to be relayed in noise or at a distance. A battery-powered transmitter, with built-in microphone, is worn by (say a lecturer) and the student picks-up the signal by a receiver with a ‘neckloop’. This then sends the signal to the ‘T’ position on the worn hearing aid(s).

There is a switch to allow the pick-up to be ‘directional’, or ‘non-directional’. It can also be used within a small group situation, with the transmitter sitting in the middle of the group.         

Another use would be with the Microphone/Transmitter sitting beside the television or radio. The Receiver can then be worn, and this allows the aid- wearer to move about the house and still hear the sound.

An overnight charge from the supplied charger gives about 7 hours of use.

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CONVERSOR PRO

 

 

The new model, Conversor Pro, works on the same principles as the older version, but has several extra features.

• There are now five channels to allow you have different groups of people hearing different speakers (e.g. in a simultaneous translation set-up). So once a channel is decided, the microphone and receiver(s) are switched to the same channel….it’s as simple as that! 
• There is also now a microphone in the Receiver so that you can either listen to the signal from the Microphone/Transmitter, or switch to listening to your own voice and others close to you….a very-useful extra feature.
• Multi-packs can be supplied with various combinations of transmitters and receivers. Ask for details and let us know your requirements. Come complete in carry/storage case, charger etc

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 LISTENOR

The Listenor has the same basic shape as the original  Conversor. It is a powerful light-weight microphone, which can give an enhanced sound level for those with a slight hearing difficulty, and do not want to, or can’t, wear a prescribed hearing aid. The following are the main features…..

• Insert headphones (with their own volume control) are supplied and allow for gains up to 30dB, with emphasis on the speech frequencies.
• Wide and Zoom settings are applied at the flick of a switch.  Zoom used a twin-microphone system and concentrates on sounds in front of the microphone. It therefore reduces sounds coming from the side. Wide allows all sounds to come in equally so is useful with television or a group of people in a room.
• It has a built-in stand so it can be set on a raised surface for better pick-up of sound
• It is re-chargeable, providing a full day of continuous use.

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POCKET LISTENOR

 

 

 This is for use by those  with hearing-aids equipped with a ‘T’ coil. You can check with who-ever fitted you with the aid, as to whether this facility is available. It provides an enhanced sound level from nearby sound sources. The main features are as follows:-

• It has a built-in microphone and amplifier
• It has a volume control for adjusting to personal loudness without affecting the hearing aid volume control
• It is totally  hands-free in operation
• It can be worn under clothing so it is very discreet
• Works on both aids if they have ‘T’ position fitted
• Works well within 5-10m
• It can be directly connected to audio-visual equipment such as MP3 player radio, computer etc, with the supplied jack/jack cable.
• Rechargeable battery provides 8 hours of continuous use.

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OTHER ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES CAN BE SEEN IN THE ‘PERSONAL LISTENING’ CATEGORY

 

Taster Activity Day

CREATIVIY, CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION

TASTER  ACTIVITY DAY

organised by

HEARING CONCERN LINK

at

St Silas Church, Woodlands, Glasgow

on Saturday 23 May 2009

This is for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind people, who use spoken language to communicate.

It will offer group and individual taster sessions of a range of practical activities: drama, art, music, jewellery-making  and calligraphy, as well as sessions on relaxation, confidence-building and self-esteem. All sessions will be led by tutors who are themselves deaf, or who have extensive experience of working with deaf people.

The day is free but you need to book your place as numbers are . Ask us to e-mail you a booking form or contact the organisers directly at:-

teresa.brasier@lifeskillcentres.com

e.linda.sharkey@hearingconcernlink.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terms used in Sound and Loop Systems

STILL IN PREPARATION

Amplifier……..increases the level of an incoming signal from a microphone or other electrical source and sends it via an output socket to (say) speakers

High-impedance speakers…..used where the length of the cable connecting amplifier and speakers is considerable (such as in a public building) and so the resistance may be several ohms. The amplifier output and speaker cabinets have ‘100v line’ isolating transformers built-in. The resistance of the cabling becomes a small proportion of the total resistance and so a good match is made with maximum signal being used.

Inductive Loop System……..a  method of sending an electrical signal wirelessly to a piece of equipment (e.g a hearing aid) within a fixed area. A magnetic field is generated within a loop of wire around the area,by passing a modulated signal (from, say, a microphone/amplifier set-up). The strength of this magnetic field will vary in response to the incoming signal. It can be picked-up by another coil or loop of wire, and this can in turn change the magnetic field in to an electrical signal, and, in conjunction with a small loudspeaker (or receiver in a hearing aid) it can then become a sound signal which should replicate the original signal. NEVER USE LOW-IMPEDANCE SPEAKERS WITH A HIGH-IMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER

Loop System……….See Inductive Loop system

Loudspeaker…..converts electrical signals into sound (see ‘Low-impedance speakers’, and ‘High-impedance speakers)

Low-impedance Speakers……most domestic sound systems use speakers which are 4 ohm, 8 ohm or 16 ohm resistance, and the amplifier outputs are designed to feed these speakers correctly. They work satisfactorily as the length, and hence the resistance, of the cable from the amplifier to the speakers is very much smaller than the resistance of the speakers. Therefore it has minimal effect on the total resistance of the system, and so maximum signal goes to the speakers.NEVER USE HIGH-IMPEDANCE SPEAKERS WITH A LOW-IMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER

Microphone…..converts sound energy into electrical energy (see  also Radio Microphone)

Mixer………provides the facility of combining many outputs from different sources, allowing them to be individually adjusted in level and tone quality, and combined, and then passed-on to (say) an amplifier

Plugs…..ways of connecting equipment come in some diferent formats

• Jack…..comes in 6.5mm, 3.5mm, and 2.5mm diameters, can be mono (signal+earth lines), or stereo (signal, return, and earth lines). The corresponding socket can be in-line, or surface-mounted.
• Phono…this has a central pin, which carries the signal, and is surrounded by, and isolated from, a spring-loaded cylindrical connection which is the earth line. The corresponding socket can be in-line, or surface-mounted.

Radio Microphone System…….generally refers to a Microphone/Receiver pair.  several different types are available:-

• Tie-clip System…..A miniature microphone is clipped near the mouth and connected to a battery-powered waist-band transmitter. This sends a signal, with a specific carrier frequency to a Receiver, which collects the signal and passes it to a mixer, or amplifier.
• Headband System……A variation of the above, where the microphone module is integral with a variable stalk on a headband. The advantage is that as the head moves, so does the mic module, and the distance from the mouth remains constant. Extensively used by call-centres It still requires a waist-band transmitter.
• Ear-mounted System……A further variation on the Headband System in that it is much less noticeable, as the ’stalk’ is pink and the mic module  is very small.  A cable still runs to a waist transmitter.
• Hand-held/stand-mounted System……In this system, the microphone looks like a conventional microphone which is normally wired to a socket. Here however there is no wire connection and it can be carried around in the hand or fitted to a table- or floor- stand. It again requires a battery.