Hearing Loop

Currently at St. Olaf & St. Joseph (East Bristol) only.

What is a hearing loop and how does it work?
Hearing Loops broadcast sound from the PA system wirelessly to hearing aids equipped with telecoils (T-coils.) Users report they hear the spoken word much easier and without background noise.

Do you use hearing aids?
If you wear hearing aids and want to benefit from the hearing loop in our church, you will need to find out if your hearing aids have a built in telecoil or T-coil. The telecoil program is accessed by pushing a button on a hearing aid or smart phone. This T-coil program must be activated by your audiologist. Talk to your hearing care provider to find out if your instruments can have both a T (no background noise pick-up) and an M+T program (blended microphone & T-coil program) to hear well at our churches.

Hearing loops improve hearing aids!
Digital hearing aids have significantly improved in the last decade, but they do not restore hearing to normal. Difficulties often remain when in challenging listening situations. Hearing loops help hearing aid users overcome this problem by broadcasting clear sound without background noise or reverberation.

For questions about hearing aids and telecoils, talk to your provider. To learn more about hearing loops visit Hearing Link Services. 

Loop Orientation Videos - how to connect your hearing aids to a hearing loop
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Part 1
Part 2