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So I bought this for my grandma who is 96 years old and the Doctor says she has 40% comprehension with hearing aids. It was getting really frustrating trying to talk to her and one day she expressed how lonely she felt because she could hold a conversation due to hearing loss. I saw one of my patients use something like this before So in desperation I took a gamble and bought this little device. Well I am happy to say she doesn’t even have to wear hearing aids with this setup! We just talk into the microphone and she can hear me!!!!! I don’t have to shout and she understand so much more! No more guessing. I just have to speak a little slowly so she can hear each word clearly. It helps her block out the other surrounding noise and focuses on the person speaking at the microphone. It doesn’t work well as an amplifier for the TV. But we have wireless headphones for that. We have had this device for about 2 weeks and the battery still going, we turn it off anytime we aren’t talking though. It will work perfectly for her doctor visits. There is some feedback at volumes greater than 3: but it is super simple to use and my grandma used it after showing her 1 time, and she had difficulty learning new tech. The device is very intuitive and simple. They tried to make it multifunctional for the tv and other speaker, but it wasn’t great for that. It’s also small enough to fit into a pocket, except for the headphones but they included a small headphones too but we haven’t tried that one.

Recommended by the audiologist for a sudden hearing loss caused by a medical problem. To be used while waiting to see if the medical treatments would restore the hearing. It does not have blue tooth or wi-fi but worked fine for talking to the doctor and listening to conversations and the tv. It has a little microphone and volume controls. Was pretty easy to use and would buy it again. Was able to overnight it and that helped in this situation.

Very simple to work. There can be an issue if the volume is too high then it starts a high pitch ringing. Overall it really works it just a matter of getting used to wearing the headphones.

I bought this for my 84 year old mother-in-law who lives in a Country with limited access to serious medical care. She could barely hear anyone and just sat in her chair in silence unable to participate in conversations. I gave this to her today and she had the biggest smile on her face and is extremely thankful for how well this works. It will change her life and it will be fun to see how she starts interacting with the family and friends again. I am most excited to see how she feels after going to Church this week and actually being able to hear what is going on.

I bought this item as a gift for my elderly mother who is hard of hearing. We had tried the amplifier-in-ear route to see if she would tolerate a hearing aid. These devices didn’t work out..at 89 she had trouble trying to adjust the settings and didn’t have the dexterity to place it in her ears. This device is far more convenient albeit not a perfect solution to her issues...she generally keeps this clipped to her sweater or whatever she has on . I can tell when she has it on because she absolutely hears clearly and can participate meaningfully in a conversation. I’ve tried it on myself and find the sound quality very good although there is a lot of scratchy noise and echoing if the microphone moves or rubs against clothing. The headphones are less than perfect—they slide around a lot, and I frequently have to help her adjust them to stay on her head...I think this could be remedied by wrapping the strap portion in vet wrap or something to give them friction against her hair...She has some trouble understanding the volume adjustment and I think this is her issue and not an issue with the device, as I find it simple. Frequently when she tries to turn it off, she turns the volume higher which results in a high pitched squeal! If you have a senior who is not able to tolerate a hearing aid, I would recommend this device without reservation; it has permitted my mother and me to have conversations without my having to shout!! Caring for a loved one who has a hearing loss but refuses or is unable to try other measures of assistance can be a lonely road..I am grateful for this device and recommend trying it if you are in my shoes! Happy New Year!

I have moderate hearing loss related to age. The primary impacts are TV watching and conversation. I have Costco hearing aids for which I paid $2000.00. I have never been happy with them. They seem to do a better job improving my hearing of creaking floors and miscellaneous extraneous noises than helping with TV and conversation. The Pocket Talker has potential but its aesthetic is so poor that I would never take it out and about. It really needs to be given a design makeover to improve its appearance. A re-name would also be a good idea How about "iHear" or something I removed stars because DESIGN MATTERS. It sucks having hearing loss and it sucks even more when you have a poorly designed hearing aid. Pros: The amplification of TV audio is quite amazing when one places the microphone near the TV speakers. "Near" means within a foot or two. I am able to listen to TV at very low volume levels and still easily make out the spoken words. My Wife now complains the volume is too low for her to hear properly. Ha Ha. Last week it was way too loud for her. If one places the speaker at the unit about 8 feet away from the TV the sound quality is impacted by the natural reverb in the room and sound a bit like you are listening through a 6 foot pipe. One really needs to place the mic close to the TV for best performance. I assume the same wold be true for conversation, but any Baby Boomer with poor hearing and a shred of dignity would not be seen with this poorly designed device hanging around their neck or placed on a restaurant table. See cons Cons: Why on earth would they not install a stereo jack on this thing? The amplified sound would not, of course, be stereo but almost everyone has stereo buds or earphones so one is forced to buy a mono to stereo adapter in order to get inputs to both channels of your chosen listening device. The provided listening devices - mono head pads and buds are super cheap and a bit of a joke and will probably end up in the recycle bin. The mic needs to be close to the TV which means one has a cable from the amp box to the TV. In our case this crosses a floor and is quite inconvenient. A Bluetooth adapter would be preferable but would add cost - so perhaps as an option? My personal opinion is it would be a bit goofy to whip this out at a restaurant and place a wired mic in the middle of the table or to be wearing this thing on a lanyard. This might work for the 95 year old Grandma but for a 66 year old Boomer it is a huge turn off. A Bluetooth adapter might solve the goofy factor. This would allow the entire unit to be placed on the table using Bluetooth earbuds. Still a bit goofy but perhaps less so. The manufacturer needs to take a page out of Apple's book and apply some design effort to this thing. It looks like a cheap transistor radio. It should look like a sleek black cube or some such. The form factor would be easy to redesign to give it a cool factor. There seems to be a bias among manufacturers, if your are older you could care less about design. This is a mistake IMO. Edit after about 2 months of use. I continue to be extremely pleased with the basic performance of the unit after two month of continuous use. The batteries have held up for more than 20 hours of on time so far. Impressive. HOWEVER - the design still sucks big time. The headphones and earphones are cheap junk as another reviewer mentioned. The dollars would be far better invested in design work and converting the mono jack to stereo so one could simply use existing ear phones or buds which almost everyone has these days.

My husband is hearing impaired and literally, for years, I have been so frustrated and angry with him because he refuses to buy a new pair of hearing aids. Just won’t do it. Consequently, we fight constantly because he won’t keep the one hearing aid in so he can hear me. I end up shouting to be heard plus the tv is on so LOUD that I have to leave the room to get away from all the noise. I ordered this for him and it arrived a couple of days ago. In that extremely short time our lives have improved so much that frankly, it makes me weep. No more hideously loud tv, no more repeating myself (louder each time) a minimum of three times to say one thing. And from his perspective, he can CLEARLY hear the show he’s watching and is so much more relaxed himself! He can hear me and we can have a normal conversation. I’m telling you, this is really a life changing device! I just ordered another microphone so he doesn’t have to unplug the one attached to the tv and he can just pop that on and come out of his “man cave” to participate in the day. I had this in the cart for about 10 days waiting for him to decide. Finally, I made the move, ordered it and it arrived the next day. We couldn’t be happier, honestly. If you’re hesitating at all…stop. This is worth every penny and is even better than his hearing aids. Do yourself a favor and order this now. Also, I would recommend ordering an extra microphone for the reason I mentioned earlier. I just wish we had known about it, discovered it earlier. Would’ve saved a LOT of aggravation. This is THE best item I/we’ve ever ordered from Amazon! The. BEST.

I give this a reluctant 3-star review, because for some things it's good, some things not. This is good if: If you have partial hearing loss and wish to better hear the television or conversation in a quiet room, this device works well. This is not good if: You are in a noisy environment. It picks up just about all noise equally and mixes it all together, with very little differentiation of distance or emphasis on local sound. However, I must admit this device works better than others I have tried due to the wide range of tone and easily-adjustable volume. Not good if you have one good ear and are trying to get it to pick up sound from your deaf side. The earbud will block viable sound on your good ear and will jam all other sound together in a mess of difficult-to-decipher sound (in other words you'll be able to hear better with your good ear than with this device). PROS: Quality equipment, decent sound quality, excellent tone control, excellent volume control. CONS: Only one size ear bud... and it's cheap. Microphone extension cord is far too thick and heavy for practical use. NOTE: Unlike some other users, I did not notice improvement using the additional Olympus microphone. In truth I found the microphone included with the device to be of superior quality. It is omni-directional, filters sound better and is less-tinny than the Olympus mike. However this may be a subjective experience depending on the quality of one's hearing. I was testing the sound quality with my remaining good ear (which has good hearing)... and could discern considerably better quality with the included microphone. So... if you're wanting to improve TV or "one person in a quiet room" conversational quality, this will work fine. Unlike other devices I've tried this doesn't produce a lot of static or hiss, making the sound quality in quiet situations quite good. However, use in a noisy environment was (for me) an exercise in futility... with sound far more jumbled and confused. In a noisy environment I could hear considerably better without the device. This experience may differ per individual, heavily dependent on your hearing loss / situation. So I'm giving it 3 stars as a "works well for some people in some situations".

Good product. Amazed that the interference noise is greatly reduced and my mom is able to hear clearly. She is happy and I am glad too. Thank you

Bought this hearing aid for my 91 year old mother. Rec'd in working condition. But after 1 week it makes white noise, cannot hear anything. My mother is very disappointed. What's the problem?