Telecoils
Bluetooth is great to directly connect hearing aids and cochlear implants to smartphones and televisions (personal devices). But you cannot use Bluetooth in public places.
To directly connect to the sound system in public and private places, you need a telecoil in your hearing aid. A telecoil connects you to FM, IR, and hearing loops in theaters, libraries, courtrooms, museums, places of worship, etc.
You need both Bluetooth and telecoils.
Tools/resources-Consumer
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Colorado "Telecoils Improve Hearing Aids Dramatically!" 2 pages (pdf) and 4 pages-detailed (pdf). Email us for screen reader friendly version
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Ask your audiologist or hearing instrument specialist about telecoils. 4 cards to a page (pdf)
For more information, visit https://hearingloop.org/telecoils/
for a video, information for audiologists, and more resources
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