Reviewed by: Rob Garnett.

Like many of my hearing aid and cochlear implant user friends I have had difficulty in hearing my mobile phone out of doors and mainly used it for talking rather than listening. I could only hear the mobile clearly in ideal listening conditions and didn’t make it widely known that I had one. Now due to my wife’s ill health I have to use it more and also have to fully understand what is being said.With the help of a friend from our local resource centre I looked at the Connevans web site and have now purchased a Geemarc CL BlueHook which is compatible with my Bluetooth mobile phone (most mobiles are Bluetooth compatible these days and not very expensive). This is now proving very effective and has largely solved my mobile phone hearing problem. The CL Bluehook which is clipped below your chin to your shirt front or blouse is connected to a ear hook loop which fits behind your hearing aid or voice processor via a 22 inch wire. I take the wire around my neck and use the integral clip attachment to fix it to my shirt front. The CL Bluehook is quite small and simple to operate with a push button on the top to switch the system on and to receive and finish calls. There are also buttons on either side to increase or decrease the volume.Your mobile needs to be Bluetooth compatible and there is a well described set up procedure to pair your phone with the CL Bluehook.I have found the system very good as I can hear the call through the loop, (making sure the aid is set to “T” or “MT”) without taking my cycle helmet off. The microphone is also situated on the CL Bluehook so I can speak into it by just loosening my coat top button and the mobile is left in my back pocket until I need to dial an out going call.It works for me although I appreciate everyone has a different form of hear loss.

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