Stereo audio headphone apparatus for a user having a hearing loss and related methods

A stereo audio headphone apparatus for a user having hearing loss and comprising:

• a master headphone unit comprising
• a master arcuate housing to be independently carried behind an ear of the user,
• master circuitry carried by said master housing and comprising a stereo audio source and a wireless transmitter coupled thereto, and
• a master audio output device carried by said master housing and coupled to said master circuitry for playing a first stereo audio channel from said stereo audio source;
• a slave headphone unit comprising
• a slave arcuate housing to be independently carried behind another ear of the user,
• slave circuitry carried by said slave housing and comprising a wireless receiver cooperating with said wireless transmitter, and
• a slave audio output device carried by said slave housing and coupled to said slave circuitry for playing a second stereo audio channel from said stereo audio source;
• and
• first and second independently settable frequency equalizers carried by said master housing and for the first and second stereo audio channels to permit independent selection of frequency equalization to compensate for the hearing loss of the user

A method for compensating for hearing loss of a user comprising:

• providing a master headphone unit comprising a master housing to be independently carried behind an ear of the user, master circuitry carried by the master housing and comprising a stereo audio source and a wireless transmitter coupled thereto, and a master audio output device carried by the master housing and coupled to the master circuitry for playing a first stereo audio channel from the stereo audio source;
• providing a slave headphone unit comprising a slave housing to be independently carried behind another ear of the user, slave circuitry carried by slave housing and comprising a wireless receiver cooperating with the wireless transmitter, and a slave audio output device carried by the slave housing and coupled to the slave circuitry for playing a second stereo audio channel from the stereo audio source;
• and
• independently setting first and second independently settable frequency equalizers for the first and second stereo audio channels to compensate for the hearing loss of the user.