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Assisted Listening:
Hearing aid loops
Any house of worship, commercial building or residence can be equipped with a hearing loop system.
A hearing aid loop makes it possible for hearing impaired persons to hear audio through their hearing aid without any additional apparatus. The only requirement for the listener is that they wear a hearing aid equipped with a telecoil. A telecoil is included on most hearing aids to enable inductive pickup of the telephone receiver.
When a building (or an outside area) is “looped,” an electromagnetic field radiates to all areas inside the loop and for a few feet outside the loop. Anyone wearing a hearing aid equipped with a telecoil will hear the PA system or any other audio source directly through their hearing aid without any acoustical interference.
RF Assisted Listening Systems (also used for translation systems)
These systems use a small radio transmitter that operates on frequencies specially designated for hearing impaired use. The transmitter broadcasts over a distance of approximately 100 feet to a pre-tuned personal receiver. These receivers can accommodate virtually any type of earphone but are usually supplied with a small “earbud.” Sound Planning is a direct distributor for Telex Sound Mate and Williams Sound.
Infrared Listening Systems
An audio signal is transmitted on an infrared light source which is invisible. The infrared signal is typically received on an under-the-chin headset. Infrared technology requires the receiver to “see” the light source and is therefore limited to line-of sight applications. Manufacturers include Williams Sound and Sennheiser.
Contact us today for a free quotation. We install inductive loop, RF and infrared assisted listening systems.
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