The present invention discloses a portable phone using a sound receiving
unit installed in the portable phone to receive a sound in the
surrounding within an appropriate range, and then using a sound source
playback device to play a sound after being amplified, so that a person
having a hearing problem can just carry a mobile phone to concurrently
have the basic functions of the mobile phone and use the sound
amplification function of the mobile phone to supplement the deficiency
of the hearing ability when talking to or communicating with others. The
portable phone can be toggled between the regular telephone function and
the hearing aid function, and thus concurrently serving as a hearing aid
to the people who have a hearing problem.