Telephones for Hard of Hearing People

Amplified telephones for hard of hearing people make everyday life easier, more efficient, and safer for millions.

Like phone line amplifiers, which are attached between the telephone base unit and the handset, telephones made specifically for people with hearing impairment boost the volume of incoming voices. But increasing incoming volume is only one of the ways that telephones for hard of hearing people solve problems and improve the quality of calls for people with hearing problems.

Reduction of Background Noise
Most people with mild to moderate hearing loss have problems with speech clarity, especially when there is background noise. For many people, simple amplifiers actually make the problem worse by increasing the volume of static and background noise.

However some advanced phones for hearing impairment, such as the Clarity 5.8 GHz Professional Amplified Cordless Phone with DCP and Digital Answering Machine (C4230), have adapted a form of the digital signal processing used in hearing aids to significantly reduce background noise and static, dramatically improving speech clarity.

Frequency Correction
Even mild to moderate hearing loss can make high frequency sounds very difficult to hear, regardless of volume. One of the best innovations in phones like the Walker W1000 Clarity High-Frequency Enhancing Telephone is the use of tone correction technology, which allows the user to manually adjust the tone of incoming voices for maximum clarity.

Extra-Loud Ringers
If you often miss calls simply because you didn’t hear the telephone ring, look for brands and styles like the Clarity C4205 2.4GHz Cordless Phone with 50-dB Amplification and Extra Loud Ringer (White), which feature extra-loud ringers and ringer pitch control.