The ‘hearing loop’ is a remarkable advance, but all too hard to find in the U.S.
Many changes have occurred in hearing aid technology since the first hearing aids many years ago. Check out telecoil technology that allows a speaker’s voice to be routed directly to hearing aids thanks to assistance from a looped wire.
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