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OK, so to Amazon and look at this product:

http://www.amazon.com/TV-Ears-System-Wireless-Headset/dp/B003OF8DKM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

BUT FIRST READ MY REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT:

This review is from: TV Ears 10341 2.3 System Wireless Headset System (Blue), with 10 Ear Tips (Electronics)
OK, so I own the basic unit. But my criticisms pretty much apply to all, I believe.

Great idea, but done very poorly. I can’t understand why they made it so uncomfortable. Nice not to have over the ear headphones, but the unit has cheap and uncomfortable ear bud cushions. The design and weight pulls a lot on your ears and hurts after a short period of time.

Pros: My wife gets to watch TV with me and not get blasted away.

Cons:
- Very uncomfortable, cheap ear cushions that wear too quickly; replacements are overpriced
- Unit’s weight is excessive hanging from your ears with the cheap pads
- Line of sight use is annoying and limits the practical use of the unit
- Base unit for charging is cheap and head piece won’t sit properly. Have to play with it to get the charging indicator light to come on

My Fix made it a 5 star unit (***READ THIS***):

I altered my unit to make it the way it should have been in the first place. Now I love it, works 10 times better (including sound quality) and is so comfortable I hardly notice it. If you know anyone that can solder electronics this is easy. I wish I could attach a picture of mine. Open the unit. Cut off the ear units down to where they emerge from the central unit. Take a 1/16” stereo female headphone jack with at least 5” of wire. Un-solder the L & R ear bud connections that came with the unit and re-solder the headphone wires there. Cut, carve or fashion a hole in the housing for the wire so you can put it back together. Then you can use any ear bud set you like. I have a $100 Bose in ear set that is wonderfully clear. Worth the price. The unit sits on my lap or the arm of the sofa and isn’t a nuisance any more. Be nice to have a clip on it so I could attach it to my shirt. HINT! Make sure the new cord doesn’t interfere with the unit sitting in the charging stand.

I assume they don’t make them so you can use your own ear buds because they want to sell you their overpriced junk ones. Shame on them. I gave up using mine unit, figured I just wasted my money, until I made this fix. Now I use them every day.

Note that I bought mine from Radio Shack locally so I could return them if they didn’t work.

I don’t know know if any mfg has finally gotten sense and made one with a jack for your own head phones or ear buds. Although annoying to do, my fix has been a wonderful solution.