Sennheiser A200 Stereo Assistive Listening Headset

Comments about Sennheiser A200 Stereo Assistive Listening Headset:

My mom has severe hearing loss at the age of almost 98. She has professionaly fitted hearing aids that cost her five grand. They worked well for 3 or 4 years, but now they don't seem to fit snugly enough in her ear, and as a result they feedback, so she doesn't use them anymore. We are told by the audiologist that it's time for new ones, that the old ones get "worn out". (Didn't hear about that when they were selling them to her.)

We tried the PocketTalker-thing, and that worked well, but you have to dangle the unit around your neck and then plug in earphones or earbuds to use it. The earphones kept slipping off her head, and the earbuds were always being pulled out of her ears when she moved and caught the wires in her arm.

We bought this Sennheiser with the hope that it would be comfortable for her to use. She has had them about 4 weeks now, and she uses them all the time. Because of the design of this system, there are no dangling wires to get caught up in. And, they seem to stay in her ears with no problem, they are very lightweight, and she hasn't complained that they are uncomfortable at all, unlike the earphones she had before. BY the way, she finds that if she wears them in front of her neck instead of the back of her neck, they don't bump into things when she's sitting leaning back on a chair or couch. So, be aware that you can wear them either way, and they are comfortable either way. She has the volume set a little above 3 (out of 5)and she hears very well with them. Without hearing assistance she can't understand someone standing 3 feet away speaking in a very, very loud voice, so her hearing loss is severe.

The batteries seem to last all day long for her, but I haven't kept track of how long she keeps it turned on every day. Now that we know she likes it we bought a spare battery which charges in the charging pod that came with it. Very nice design, nothing to plug into the unit, just stand it up in the charger base, and plug the base into the wall outlet. The spare battery fits in there at the same time in a separate slot.

Oh, yes, the fact that it is stereo (with TWO microphones picking up the sound, one on each side of the unit, gives directionality to the sound, so she can tell if the person talking is left, right or behind, etc. Small detail, but very important, really. With the monaural PocketTalker-thing she could hear voices, but didn't know where they were coming from, which can be disconcerting.

I always read reviews before buying anything, and I appreciate the time the reviewers spend to share their experiences, so in that spirit I am glad to share my (mom's) experience. I would not hesitate to buy these again.

Comments about Sennheiser A200 Stereo Assistive Listening Headset:

Use the product to listen to the TV, the stereo, at the movies, in the theatre and at concerts.

the product is great at assisting you with increasing the volume whenever you personally need it in a variety of circumstances.

There is a strong feedback on the device if it is left at a high volume off of your head and then you go and try to place it on your head. It needs to be on before you start adjusting the volume.

Comments about Sennheiser A200 Stereo Assistive Listening Headset:

I bought for my mother who has alzheimers becuase she had trouble managing/losing her hearing aids. A200 works amazing well. We can actually have the TV set at proper volume for the first time in a long time.Battery life seems good so far.