This article describes Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) for the TV, phone, and cell phone use.

2. Assistive Listening
Devices Make Great
Holiday Gifts for People
with Hearing Loss

3. For some people with serious
hearing loss, hearing aids just
aren’t enough. Assistive
Listening Devices (ALDs) allow
these people to understand
speech in situations where
their hearing aids aren’t
enough. Gifts for People with
Hearing Loss.

4. The holidays are a time
when families and friends
get together to enjoy each
other’s company, but with
hearing loss, these get-
togethers can be stressful
and tiresome.

5. There are several widely
available TV devices that
allow a listener to turn the
volume up on a set of
earphones to a level that
can be understood while
others in the room listen
at a comfortable volume.

6. TV Ears, Sennheiser,
and Clearsounds
ClearBlue Bluetooth
TV listening are some
suggestions of easy-
to-install and easy-to-
use systems.

7. The Amplicom TCL 200,
Shake Awake, Bellman &
Symfon Pro, and Sonic
Bomb are good examples
of devices that include an
exceptionally loud alarm
with vibration to get the
hearing impaired person’s
attention.

8. Give Grandma an
amplified telephone
so that she can stay
connected to her
friends and family.

9. Check with a hearing
healthcare provider or
audiologist to see
which of these
Assistive Listening
Devices (ALDs) your
loved one would
benefit from.