Hearing Loop Systems and Telecoils - A Most Excellent Match

The New York Times recently ran a story about Richard Einhorn, a composer in New York and his reactions to using a hearing loop system for the first time. The article accurately describes hearing loop systems and mentions the importance of telecoils. 

Most interesting is the face that you can learn even more about hearing loops by reading the highlighted comments. The NY Times highlights 10 comments including comments from Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) and several people who discuss FM, Infrared and Loop technologies and underscore the importance of the telecoil.  Read more »

Hearing Aid Compatible Cell Phones

Here are some great resources to help you find a hearing aid compatible cell phone as well as a national project that may help you pay for a smart phone if that’s what you’ve been looking for.

It sure is hard to keep up with all the cell phone models and finding the one with the best ratings can be difficult.  I’m pleased to share a list of the cell phones that have an M4/T4 rating. That is the rating used to identify the output of the cell phone for microphone or telecoil use.

Find out if the phone you want is hearing aid compatible. Can’t afford a smart phone but would love the benefits? Read about a project that you may be eligible for discounted pricing and service plans.  Read more »

Hearing at the Hospital - Part 1

PockeTalker Personal Amplifier

My sister-in-laws parents were in a terrible car accident several years ago when a driver crossed the median and hit them head on. It was a miracle they survived. Her father was in critical condition with multiple injuries and on a ventilator. He woke up in the hospital, unable to talk and worse, unable to hear well.  

The family put his hearing aids in, but that didn’t seem to help. Was he having trouble processing what they were saying or trouble hearing them? They weren’t sure.

They decided to try a personal amplifier. They put dual earphones in his ears and stood beside him speaking into the amplifier. This placed the microphone away from the noise of the medical equipment.     

The PockeTalker personal amplifier worked really well. He finally could understand their words of love and comfort as well as help him understand what the doctors said.   Read more »

New Alertmaster Design

The Alertmaster system has been around for many years and has always been dependable and easy to use. Clarity has done a complete redesign of the system and we’ve heard people who love the design, and people who don’t like it. The most remarkable thing is the system is backwards compatible. That means that you can purchase a new remote receiver and it will work with your existing older system. You don’t have to replace your old system. Read more »