| Assistive listening devices
Assistive listening devices, or A.L.D.'s, are available to help people hear better in certain circumstances in coordination with a hearing aid or if no hearing aids are worn at all.
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| Feedback in hearing aids
If you wear a hearing aid, you might wonder why it whistles in your ear. This whistle is known as 'feedback' and occurs when sound that's been amplified by your hearing aid returns to the device through the microphone.
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| FM systems
F-M Systems can greatly improve listening conditions for the hearing impaired in the presence of background interference and long distance from the sound source.
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| Hearing aids
A hearing aid consists of a microphone to pick up sounds, an amplifier to increase their volume and a speaker to transmit sounds to the ear. The way it works is a microphone collects sound and transforms it into an electrical current.
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| Portable amplifiers
If you're hearing impaired and have attended a group presentation of any kind, then you know how difficult it can be to hear amid noise interference, echo and considerable distance from the speaker.
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| Signaling devices
Imagine that you're hearing impaired and home alone reading in your bedroom, when a fire erupts in your kitchen. Chances are, you couldn't hear the fire alarm sounding.
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| Telephone relay systems
Telephone Relay Systems make it possible for the hearing impaired, and the speech impaired, to converse by telephone. State governments establish and fund the services, which are provided via Relay Centers and managed by telecommunications companies on a contractual basis.
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| Translators
Communication with the hearing impaired has posed challenges since the beginning of time. Until the Middle Ages, most people believed the deaf were incapable of learning language or being educated.
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| Types of hearing devices
There are many types of hearing aids with different features for various types of hearing impairment. It is important to choose a hearing aid designed for one's specific hearing problem, as well as one that is comfortable and convenient.
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| Voice carry over
If you are hearing impaired and want to use your own voice while making a relay call, you should take advantage of Voice Carry Over, called V-C-O. First, dial the Relay Service for your state.
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