(2 pages) Patients need Bluetooth and telecoils. Many patients miss out because their audiologist didn’t educate them about using telecoils. Telecoils connect to assistive listening systems. Bluetooth connects to audio devices. PATIENTS NEED BOTH TODAY (2 pages)
2023 HLAA-Help Patients Hear In More Places With Telecoils AND Bluetooth Read More »
(2 pages) Did you know your clients must have telecoils in their hearing devices to use ADA mandated assistive listening technology effectively?
2022 Too Many People with Hearing Loss Miss Out Read More »
(1 page) The hearing technologies for hard of hearing persons conference had a special focus on hearing accessibility in large venues. “the Telecoil has to be included and activated in every hearing aid and to work in parallel to any new technology.” Initiated by the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People and hosted by
(13 pages) 13 organizations submitted comments for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Establishing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids. “HLAA and the undersigned organizations recommend the FDA require labeling that provides information about connectivity options for both over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids for all modes of wireless connectivity supported by the device (e.g.,
2022 Comments submitted to FDA for OTC Hearing Aids Read More »
(4 pages) National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Recommendations for interoperability, public awareness, effective communication, and building specs “Community-based organizations, advocacy organizations, employers, private sector businesses, and government agencies (local, state, federal) should promote work and community environments that are conducive to effective communication and that support individuals with hearing loss. Specifically, they
(1 page) IFHOH (International Federation of Hard of Hearing People) World Congress in Budapest, regarding telecoils and Auracast “As a new technology, Auracast will take time to become stable, reliable, and easy enough to use for potential users. Therefore, it is important to have both telecoil and Auracast technologies in hearing aids and cochlear implants…
2022 Budapest Declaration Read More »
(3 pages) Representatives from 15 countries passed a resolution that hearing loops provide a universal system and recommendations, including integrating telecoils. 2009. The first international conference on hearing loops for people with hearing loss – with participants from 15 countries. They passed the following resolution at Zurich University of Applied Sciences at Winterthur / Switzerland
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