The Devil is in the Detail

When I bought my new hearing aids, I bought a compatible remote microphone to go along with them. My wife and I thought this would be a great idea. She could wear the remote microphone and communicate with me from another room, or while not facing me in the same room.

While this seemed like a good idea, we didn't realize some of the nuances that go along with this kind of setup. The problem was that when she was wearing the device she would sometimes forget that she was wearing it. She would make a phone call, and then I would hear the entire phone call as it’s proceeding. Not exactly the effect we were going for. We've adapted with time and it has been useful, but we didn't originally think through all the communications scenarios that happen at home and how we would use the remote microphone in them.