Headphones and Hearing Loss

Hi

My father has significant hearing loss (he's 94). He has always loved music but hasn't been listening much these days.

Could anyone recommend the best headphones for such a person?

Any thought greatly appreciated!

marburg09-09-2014 6:57pm

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zd542 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,339 posts 09-10-2014 at 01:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Why not get custom fit, inner ear headphones?
zd542 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,339 posts 09-12-2014 at 10:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I hadn't thought of that. I know very little about hearing aids, so another question. Would using a traditional headphone interfere with hearing aids? They would be so close together.
zd542 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,339 posts 09-13-2014 at 06:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I was thinking that hearing aids may need to be calibrated in some way. So, for example, if they are setup for an average distance of 10ft for normal conversation, putting headphones on may overload the hearing aids. Kind of like if you have too much gain on a phono preamp.

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