Williams Sound PKT D1 EH Pocketalker Ultra Duo Pack Amplifier with Single Mini Earbud and Folding Headphone

not really good enough , I am 97 yrs old, my ears are are not easy to help. I have tried help aids costing me nearly £400.each ear have lost my dear husband 0f 75 yrs & wee dog Ben of 12 yrs

This was recommended by a friend, for a very deaf person. It works really well, and has enabled communication which was difficult even with hearing aids. A great find. Highly recommended.

Received item within schedule and in good condition. After trying out PocketTalker on my mum who has hearing impairment, I was amazed by her positive reaction! Even at the lowest volume level, she was able to hear me with great clarity. No more shouting during conversations and best of all, no need for a hearing aid that can be uncomfortable for some people. Great product!

This product is fantastic and works great..The volume and the tone adjustment are excellent..The person I purchased this for loves the product...I only purchased it because a hospital suggested it..Well worth the money paid for it..A+++

So far our impressions of this little hearing assist are that it is AWESOME.That said we both hear fine and got this as a gift for a loved one. A slightly stubborn person who has used cheaper, quick to break, versions of this style of hearing assist in the past. However after her third or fourth or maybe even fifth one broke (some 20.00 unit she was picking up some where, NOT this) we decided to do some research.Amazon reviews pointed us in the direction of this device.What WE liked, as her guests, we liked the idea of a longer microphone cord option so that the person she has the most trouble of hearing could possibly just set it by them or even hold it. Also at restaurant tables she can't hear anything so, while sad, we have all become used to just talking around her because she can't hear....frustrating for all parties involved. We haven't tested this yet but I assume that she could pass the corded mic about the table to hear people.....it may not be the most convenient option but as I mentioned there's a bit of stubbornness involved that means going to get fitted for a hearing aid is OUT OF THE QUESTION (sigh) She started to declare her hearing was just gone and gave up on replacing her little 20 dollar units that, while breaking quickly, DID let her hear...also batteries were mysteriously never charged or purchased...I also liked that this unit has a degree of control over the sound beyond volume. I tested it listening to my husband's voice, who is the hardest for her to hear, and pre-set it to what made it sound sharpest and clearest before we gifted her this unit.Long story made a wee bit shorter...it worked! She popped the ear buds in (we purchased some more comfortable ones), fiddled with volume a bit and could hear us all well enough to actually converse.If you do something like this for a loved one I suggest doing as we did and purchasing a ginormous pack of the Amazon basics AAA batteries that are required to go along with it. If it works for your loved one at all removing that apparently insurmountable hassle of battery maintenance with recharging etc can go a long way I suspect towards easing tensions and allowing them the freedom to just pop a new set in when ever they need.I would like to point out that I did as another reviewer (I think the one voted most helpful in this item's feedback) and purchased some panasonic ear buds, a noise canceling lavalier mic for another mic option and the little connector thingy. As I said check out their in depth review, their suggested additional purchases were spot on.I removed all the extra packaging, tidied the cords and presented it all in a nice box for her, so she can keep all her ear assist goodies in one place.Anyways, WORTH THE MONEY.We actually suggested, months ago, she look in to getting this unit but as I mentioned there was some degree of stubborness...a sort of giving up/acceptance that she was now "deaf"If it had not worked out, well...it's worth the small investment to help. We suspected she could make use of it and she was delighted with it.I'll post an update if she shares any long term notes on her personal experience with the whole thing.So far though, pretty great for a right out of the box device.As I said, it was the first time in agggges that we talked and she heard and talked back and made for a lively, entertaining get together.She used the lavalier mic option we added to this and it has a 3 foot cord and we just popped it in the middle of the kitchen table and she apparently heard and acted and responded as if she could hear all 3 of us sitting there with her! Success!!!!We kind of feel..and this is regular hearing persons point of view so maybe take it with a large grain of salt, that this sort of pocketalker hearing assist unit could be superior for some one with a hearing disadvantage as compared to a traditional hearing aid. The sort that goes in/behind the ear.In that sound waves have to go in the ear and this unit has a corded mic, what could be better for increasing the chances of hearing correctly than having the option of poking a mic right by a person's mouth, rather than have their sound waves carry to your ear?I realize this doesn't fit every one's situation, and having a long cord may not be convenient but it's certainly not as inconvenient and heart breaking as just NOT hearing......Edit:Here is the list of additional items I purchased (based on a helpful reviewer's suggestion) as well as which batteries, to go with the pockettalker:Olympus ME-52W Noise Canceling MicrophonePanasonic RPHJE120S In-Ear Headphone, SilverC2G / Cables to Go 03174 3.5mm Stereo Female to 3.5mm Mono Male AdapterAmazonBasics AAA Performance Alkaline Batteries (36-Pack)I got them all on Amazon at once so I'd have a complete kit. They work great with this unit. The ear buds especially are really nice.

Easier to use than hearing aids, especially when it comes to the elderly.

Excellent product it helped with our 104 year old mother. She was able to hear us much better