Hearing Loop Systems

Having a hard time hearing in a public place, an auditorium or when you attend church?  When you watch television, does the volume that’s comfortable for you seem loud to others in your home?  If so, then a hearing loop system may help.

Audio-frequency induction loop (hearing loop) systems have improved hearing quality for millions of people in Europe where hearing loop systems are installed in most public places including auditoriums, churches, and transit stations.  Hearing loops are gaining popularity in the United States in churches, meeting facilities, and in homes.

The way a hearing loop works is the sound you want to hear – from a television or from someone speaking or singing into a microphone – is converted to an electric signal and sent through a wire that has been installed around the room.  The wire is typically installed in the floor along the base of the wall forming a “loop” around the room.  The electric signal in the wire is received by a telecoil (T-coil) inside a hearing aid and is converted back into sound and channeled into the ear by the hearing aid’s speaker.  In a home setting, for example, where a hearing loop is installed, someone who has a hearing aid with a T-coil can enjoy television without turning the volume up too high for others.

To learn how hearing loop systems may improve the quality of life for yourself and others, please see the following web links:

www.hearingtechnologies.net
www.hearingloop.org