Appreciate your opinion. Will this help to amplify Parkinson's patient voice and will he be able to wear it-confined to wheelchair?
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Though my husband who bought and uses this device to teach SS weekly is much easier to hear now, he does not have Parkinson's so my answer is guarded. It easily fits over the head and he's not complained about being uncomfortable with it. He only wears it an hour so no all-day comparison to help you with there. The amplifier is not unsightly either and it has made a world of difference when he fluctuates his voice in a large room. I trust that if you found it wouldn't work in your situation, that returning it for full refund should work fine. Amazon has always been more than fair with me there. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. May God be with you if you are the caregiver or the patient.
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One of the good things about this unit is the headset / microhpone. It lets you use your hands while wearing the mike. Lithuim bateries are rechargable at any time and the sound is enough to fill a room of people, which we have done. A really good bargain at around $40.
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Though my husband who bought and uses this device to teach SS weekly is much easier to hear now, he does not have Parkinson's so my answer is guarded. It easily fits over the head and he's not complained about being uncomfortable with it. He only wears it an hour so no all-day comparison to help you with there. The amplifier is not unsightly either and it has made a world of difference when he fluctuates his voice in a large room. I trust that if you found it wouldn't work in your situation, that returning it for full refund should work fine. Amazon has always been more than fair with me there. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. May God be with you if you are the caregiver or the patient. Though my husband who bought and uses this device to teach SS weekly is much easier to hear now, he does not have Parkinson's so my answer is guarded. It easily fits over the head and he's not complained about being uncomfortable with it. He only wears it an hour so no all-day comparison to help you with there. The amplifier is not unsightly either and it has made a world of difference when he fluctuates his voice in a large room. I trust that if you found it wouldn't work in your situation, that returning it for full refund should work fine. Amazon has always been more than fair with me... » Read More Though my husband who bought and uses this device to teach SS weekly is much easier to hear now, he does not have Parkinson's so my answer is guarded. It easily fits over the head and he's not complained about being uncomfortable with it. He only wears it an hour so no all-day comparison to help you with there. The amplifier is not unsightly either and it has made a world of difference when he fluctuates his voice in a large room. I trust that if you found it wouldn't work in your situation, that returning it for full refund should work fine. Amazon has always been more than fair with me there. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. May God be with you if you are the caregiver or the patient. « Show Less
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Sound tends to be distorted and run together. However, if you sit wher you can read your instructors lips during hard times of hearing, it will be fine. The slower he talks the better also. I wear mine at church and it helps a lot, especially in proportion to cost. Volume adjustment is important.
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It runs automatically for 15 minutes without having to push the pedals, but keeping the feet in the pedals and the legs straight would be a problem I think. For use with a partially paralyzed man, I have to place it up against a wall so it doesn't move all over the floor, use a gait belt around his thighs to keep his legs from splaying, and it takes awhile to get his feet secure in the pedals. They still slip out on occasion. Shoes and barefoot didn't work, so we use slippers. It's not an easy set-up.
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I am an instrumentalist and did not purchase this for voice amplification, but I would imagine that it would do a good job of amplifying a singer's voice. If you want more specific information about this, contact me at wshade1942@aol.com
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I bought this for my Dad and he won't use it. Just stubborn. I don't know how others work, but man oh man this was amazing...but that was for those of us who can hear well. I'm not sure why my Dad won't use it, but I think it's more likely that it's him being vein rather than it not working well. I could whisper 40' away from where my hubby was wearing it, around a corner and his head hanging out a window, and he heard me. It's works extremely well!
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I doubt that it would, as it's set up to register the jolting from steps. However, if there is similar jolting from pushing the wheelchair, I suppose it might.
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There is a screw-hole in the clic-gear unit that the umbrella holder threads into. So the holder would only work with a wheelchair if the wheelchair had the proper size screw fitting
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I purchased the PKTD1H26 Ultra unit for my husband who is hard of hearing and has Alzheimers. He takes off his hearing aid when using the pocketalker and is able to engage in conversation much better than with just his hearing aid. It has adjustable volume and tone control. He uses it only for a meeting once a week when several people gather around a table and many voices are weak and low. We live in a retirement community. One other lady also has a similar device and uses it similarly for group meetings. We are happy with our purchase. As far as durability we have only had it for a few months so cannot speak to that. We hope it will last a good long while. I purchased the PKTD1H26 Ultra unit for my husband who is hard of hearing and has Alzheimers. He takes off his hearing aid when using the pocketalker and is able to engage in conversation much better than with just his hearing aid. It has adjustable volume and tone control. He uses it only for a meeting once a week when several people gather around a table and many voices are weak and low. We live in a retirement community. One other lady also has a similar device and uses it similarly for group meetings. We are happy with our purchase. As far as durability we have only had it for a few... » Read More I purchased the PKTD1H26 Ultra unit for my husband who is hard of hearing and has Alzheimers. He takes off his hearing aid when using the pocketalker and is able to engage in conversation much better than with just his hearing aid. It has adjustable volume and tone control. He uses it only for a meeting once a week when several people gather around a table and many voices are weak and low. We live in a retirement community. One other lady also has a similar device and uses it similarly for group meetings. We are happy with our purchase. As far as durability we have only had it for a few months so cannot speak to that. We hope it will last a good long while. « Show Less
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Yes if this person still has some mobility, capable of not pushing back, little resistance. It is really just a transport chair not a heavy duty wheelchair.
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I believe so. I sent it to my nephew as a gift but I did a little research on it and I believe it can be programmed for voice activation. ...
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My experience is that it amplifies the voice, and it does an excellent job of that. I am not familiar with the consequences of atrophy of the tongue, so I can't say if it would be useful for you or not. Sorry.
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It depends on how it is carried. It has a pretty strong receiver so if it is tucked into clothes it will pick up every little brush of fabric over the mic very loudly. I tried the same thing with my autistic little boy. He was five at the time and having a LOT of problems at school so I wanted to make sure it wasn't due to someone else pestering or bullying him. I sewed it into the waist band of his pants. The recording was pretty unusable even with a moderate working knowledge of audio editing to try to clean it up. While I could just make out most things the sound of the cloth on the mike almost drowned it all out. If she is old enough to activate and conceal it when an incident occurs then it would work pretty well but if she is young enough that you need to hide it on her then it will be pretty unbearable to sort through, and you will need more than passable knowledge with sound editing to even begin to get through it.
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I order it for my mom and it did nothing for her,i am not sure if it would work for someone in a wheelchair
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I have been in the voice over/broadcast business for more than 50 years and long ago I weaned my self off of headphones (except for live radio and other few exceptions). If you use headphones just to impress your self with your own voice then the Blue Icicle may not help you. For the rest of us (with egos parked at the door) it works just fine.
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Probably not. I wouldn't use it in this way - but then I wouldn't try to do that with a wheelchair!!!
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I don't believe this would be an effective exercise apparatus for those who use a wheelchair. This pole is too long. I suggest the Body Blade. It is much shorter and would work for someone who uses a wheelchair because it would not hit the floor the way this item would. The body blade is more expensive but so worth it.
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Yes which is important for my wife who I bought it for with her Parkinson's