I'm looking for a solution to help my mom, who is going deaf, enjoy movies with us. She needs to wear headphones because it's the only way she can hear properly, but when I connect her Bluetooth headphones, the TV sound stops. I want her to be able to use the headphones while the TV continues to play sound normally. I'm using a Mi Box connected to the TV via HDMI. Are there any apps or devices that can help me achieve this?
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You might want to look into getting an HDMI breakout audio box. This will allow you to extract the audio from the HDMI output, and you could use an amplifier to drive the headphones while keeping the TV sound on. It's a good way to split the audio without losing the TV sound when the headphones are connected.
Is this the kind of breakout box you're talking about? I just found one online while searching for 'HDMI breakout audio.' Looks promising!