I purchased a set of Bose ear buds at Costco recently which I find more comfortable than headphones. Good luck to you both; that must be a difficult situation.

Bose noise cancelling. By now they should have bluetooth. But, if not, they have a very very long thin connecting wire. Dh got these years ago so I could sleep while he watched the game.

Ear bud style:

http://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Acoustic-Cancelling-Headphones/dp/B00D429Y12/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438216396&sr=8-1&keywords=bose+in+ear+noise+cancelling

And ear muff style

http://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Acoustic-Cancelling-Headphones/dp/B0081XAXXM/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1438216396&sr=8-12&keywords=bose+in+ear+noise+cancelling

Look hereI have these and they are great. I can watch a program with the sound very low, even off if wanted and just put this around my. Neck and choose the volume I want, without annoying my husband. They are wireless and work very well.

i was lucky because in canada if you have hearing problems you are given this set up for free. I do not know if you have something like that in USA.

Thank you! Going to click on the links and order him something asap. I knew my GW peeps would have great suggestions!

Roc, looks like Bose does not have wireless yet. No way we can run a cord across the room - we have three cats and two dogs inside, plus DH would hate the wire.

Dawnidea, I'm guessing you were talking about the same as Roc.

4kids, that's a great idea, but not one he would go for.

Lyban, the link says you connect that to headphone or hearing aid. DH is not going to wear headphones. I think he'd be more comfortable with earphones, but not sure that's an option with this device. How do you use it? It's coming up blank when I search for dealer - *edited to add: found them on Amazon.

My husband could have started this post complaining of me. I had a heck of a time hearing deep and or low voices when we watched movies. The sound had to be up really loud. Part of the problem for me ( just part , my hearing is not great) was the sound off the Sony TV. It seemed kind of bass-y. We bought some ceiling speakers including a good center speaker that gives off a clean crisp vocal. I no longer need the volume up so high.

Allison, I think you are the one that needs to get the noise canceling Bose headphones. You can get them buds too. Their buds fit very nicely in ones ear so you don't lose them easily.
I have both the over the ear and the buds, though my buds are not noise canceling. I love the sound from Bose. I use them when listening to my laptop as it's sound isn't the best.

Lyban, you wear the top piece in photo around your neck, correct? You don't use anything else - headphones, earbuds or hearing aid(s)? Some reviews are saying you have to have headphones or hearing aids, but others say you don't.

Get him the wireless tv earphones and he won't need the volume so high. That way you can listen at normal volume, or you don't have to hear it at all. My mother's TV set had terrible sound and she couldn't hear it even at high volume, but once she got the earphones, she was happy, and so were her neighbors.

Justgotabme, I'd rather find something for DH to use so the sound can be turned down. DD1 is living with us and grandchildren spend the night weekly, so it's not just me that is bothered by the volume turned up.

Justterrilyn, we have built-in surround sound already. :D

My son has some Bluetooth headphones that can either go in the ear or worn around the neck. I'll have to ask him where he got them.

Haha - "so were her neighbors". My MIL I swear her tv is on every hour she is awake. On and LOUD. My husband said he could hear it outside, before he even entered her garage. TV is not even on the front side of the house. Drives me crazy because she won't turn it down - or off when someone comes in.

Allison, I have no suggestions, but I hope you find something. I just wondered if your hubby has had his ears checked? Mine had a problem several years ago, wasn't hearing well and low and behold, he just needed to have his ears flushed. Not sure why that happened, it hasn't since, but he hasn't had any more trouble with hearing. Just a thought.

Dh has wireless headphones from sony. His are a few years old so I doubt they make the same model anymore. He has military service related hearing loss and uses these so the rest of us can listen at regular volume or so the volume can be all the way down if the rest of us are asleep. It's an awesome solution.

I texted our son and by what he said and how they look, I think there are it. He said with volume all the way he can listen to music without them in his ears. Not sure if it would be good enough for your hubby, but it's worth a shot at their price.
crl makes a good point. My hubby has a build up of wax every now and then which causes a problem with his hearing.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Universal-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headset/dp/B00H0CV9TM

Allison, I was about to post something similar as tinam61. As an audiologist, if you and your husband came to me stating that he had suddenly begun to experience hearing difficulty, I would do a visual examination of his ears, and if all looked clear, I might proceed w/ a complete audiological evaluation, but I would definitely refer him to an ENT for a medical eval. Alternatively, I might recommend the ENT eval first before proceeding w/ my audiological testing. It could be something as simple as cerumen (wax) occluding his ear canals, or at least contributing to an already existing, milder loss that was not significantly causing difficulty on its own. Hope that made sense!

Edited to add, my dh, his dad, and my dad all have a pair of wireless headphones to use when their TV watching gets too loud for us wives. :-).

Allison,

sorry, just got back on here. Yes, I wear the wireless headphones that they gave me with it.

they plug right into that thing around your neck.

i am at a hotel now so not at home and cannot check the name on headphones but just assumed they were all part of same system.

another good point which my audiologist mentioned and it really works with this system is that it is not only the sounds that are louder but it somehow eliminates some background sounds so it makes it easier to decipher what is being said.

Allison,

I just checked the seinheisser site again and the 830 is with the ear buds attached to the unit for volume, meaning no headphones.

my set is the 830-s which is rechargeable and I have seperate headphones which I plug into the volume controller. I do have hearing aids but seldom wear them because I hate them.

hope this helps.

I do have hearing aids but seldom wear them because I hate them.

This is concerning as there is evidence that untreated hearing loss is associated with increased risk of depression, anxiety and dementia. Further there is evidence that it affects how the brain processes what is being heard and the effort required to process that speech which can impact memory and other neural functioning as well as speech comprehension.

Mom was really unhappy and rarely wore her hearing aids when she had the kind that filled her ear. She hated how, when she ate, all she could hear was chewing. She also hated how it amplified ambient sound in a noisy area, but she still couldn't hear conversation. But then she switched to the open air model which, with computer control, allowed her to adjust it to reduce background noise and didn't fill her ear for a more natural feel and she was much happier and wore them more often.

We've not needed them yet, but everyone tells me the best place to buy aids is Costco....

Thanks everyone.

He has work related hearing loss. Years ago, he went to ENT and could hear better after having them flushed. I suggested it again recently and he went to Dr again, but not ENT. I will suggest - again - that he makes an appointment.

His +8yr older brother recently got a hearing aid and DH was talking about how much brother liked it and what all it could do with his cell phone. We belong to Costco and also have a hearing aid company tenant, which I've also suggested him visit.

As DH says, it sucks to get old. He has exercised almost daily for 34 years. He started CrossFit 6 years ago and does that 5 days a week after/on top of cardio or swimming at the Y 6 days. So he's basically in excellent shape. Too bad all that exercise hasn't helped his hearing. ;)

It's so funny how we think nothing of getting glasses to correct vision, but seem to have this stigma about hearing aids to correct hearing. I suppose it's because we associate them with age, though my MIL was wearing hearing aids from the time that I knew her when I was a wee girl, so my association was much more, if you need it, isn't it wonderful that you have the device to help you...

We got my MIL a round speaker that went next to her chair. It helped immensely! Sorry I cannot remember what brand it was! I do know it came from Best Buy, because the cord got lost in the move, and. DH went there to try to get a replacement. The speaker was wireless.

good Luck!

We have the Sennheiser IS410 which is $150 at Amazon. Amazing product. Keeps me sane. Is is called a TV listening device if you want to search. It works wirelessly and is more comfy than heavy headphones which we had tried earlier. Very easy to set up.

Will check it out too, red curls. Had hoped to order something before I left town with daughter and grandson, but time ran out. I appreciate the suggestions. Makes it easier!

Does your TV have Bluetooth connectivity? If so just pick up a small Bluetooth speaker to set beside his chair and a set of light weight Bluetooth headsets. Set it up to pair with the TV.

If you don't have Bluetooth TV check if any of your other connected devices do and run it through them,like DVD or blu ray player, streaming device, etc.

I have a wireless set up that I use on one of the older tvs with out Bluetooth. It is by Sylvania, has a little tower that connects to the audio of the TV and has a wireless transmitter to the headphones they work fairly well and were cheap.

These are not the ones I have but are the same type and principal and have pretty good reviews.

Head set

Ravencajun, I don't know! Just got back in town today. TV isn't needed as loud as before. ?? Will talk to him this week about Dr, bluetooth and ordering himself something.