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CharK
Contributor I
November 22, 2022

Hearing Aids

  • November 22, 2022
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I wear hearing aids. I have trouble with the sound coming from the 2 smaller speakers as it is the background noise, and the voices are coming out of the sound bar. Is there a way to fix that so the voices come out of the little speakers as well? or reverse it?

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Airgetlam
Airgetlam
November 22, 2022

Unfortunately, no, 

You could get another speaker, and ‘group’ it with the home theater room, and it would play the full set of data, but it would be slightly delayed in its playback, about 75 milliseconds. If you’re hard of hearing, that may not be an issue for you, but for others in the room, it would probably be a challenge.

Currently, Sonos doesn’t really have any great options for those who are hearing impaired. 

Bruce
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    buzz
    Grand Maestro
    November 22, 2022

    Are you listening to TV audio? I know several people who connect their TV to a Bluetooth transmitter and send TV audio to their Bluetooth compatible hearing aids.

      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      November 23, 2022

      You may have your surround speakers set too loud, most of your sound should be coming from the sound bar, the surrounds normally do not play very loud unless the audio source has a lot of surround sound added to the mix.

      There is a setting for enhanced speech on the Beam and Arc when playing TV sound that you might try.

      BillCher
      Lyricist I
      December 28, 2023

      Is the any Sonos that can connect to hearing aid Bluetooth??

        AjTrek1
        AjTrek1
        December 28, 2023

        Hi @BillCher 

        Sonos does not have a database for the information you are seeking. However, the following speakers are Bluetooth (BT) enabled:

        Era 300

        Era 100

        Move 2 

        Roam

        All speakers listed must be on your local network. However, the primary use is for Music. So if you are streaming music to the speaker it may be possible to connect a BT hearing aid. 

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        Stanley_4
        Stanley_4
        Grand Maestro
        December 28, 2023

        If you use a Sonos that has a Line-Out you can connect a Bluetooth Transmitter to that and then sync the transmitter with your hearing aids.

        Port and the older Connect Sonos have that. The FAQ finds nothing for line out or line-out.

        jgatie
        jgatie
        December 28, 2023

        Is the any Sonos that can connect to hearing aid Bluetooth??

         

        I would check your TV.  Most modern TVs have Bluetooth ability, just connect the TV directly to your hearing aids.

          BillCher
          Lyricist I
          December 28, 2023

          Hi @BillCher 

          Sonos does not have a database for the information you are seeking. However, the following speakers are Bluetooth (BT) enabled:

          Era 300

          Era 100

          Move 2 

          Roam

          All speakers listed must be on your local network. However, the primary use is for Music. So if you are streaming music to the speaker it may be possible to connect a BT hearing aid. 

          Thanks

          jgatie
          jgatie
          December 28, 2023

           

          Hi @BillCher 

          Sonos does not have a database for the information you are seeking. However, the following speakers are Bluetooth (BT) enabled:

          Era 300

          Era 100

          Move 2 

          Roam

          All speakers listed must be on your local network. However, the primary use is for Music. So if you are streaming music to the speaker it may be possible to connect a BT hearing aid. 

           

          Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t the Bluetooth compatible Sonos speakers Bluetooth receivers, not transmitters?  You can send Bluetooth to them, but they can’t transmit Bluetooth to the hearing aids.  

            buzz
            buzz
            Grand Maestro
            December 28, 2023

            Correct, SONOS BT units are receive only.

            Depending on the TV, there are various schemes that can be used to accommodate BT hearing aids. If the TV does not directly support BT, you may be able to use a TV headphone or TOSLINK (Optical) output connected to a BT transmitter. Regular folk can use the speakers along with the BT hearing aids. Note that this does not always work well because some TV’s will block all other audio output if TOSLINK is used.

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