We have helped hundreds of our patients take advantage of a statewide assistance program. For individuals with a hearing loss, the state will provide a free amplified telephone. Each telephone is designated to the individual not the household, so if there is more than one hearing impaired person in the home, each can have his/her own amplified telephone. You must be an Arizona resident with a landline telephone. Please call our offices for details.

Other ALDs include infrared systems for television sets. We typically sell TVEar devices, as they are compatible with many public infrared systems and with your own headset. Another option for the television is “looping,” which is a technology that has been around for quite some time and is now regaining favor. With looping, a strip connected to the television is placed around the room. The sound from the TV is converted to a magnetic signal, which is then sent from the strip and picked up by a telecoil in the hearing aid (not all hearing aids are equipped with telecoils). This technology is based on the same principle as using a telecoil with landline phones. While the sound from the TV is enhanced, there are however some drawbacks with looping. In most cases, the hearing aid’s microphone is disabled so you cannot hear someone talking in the room. Also, if there is anything else in the room which emits a magnetic signal, you may hear the buzz from it. Looping is a good alternative for some people, but not all. Some public buildings are looped and can be identified by a blue sticker with a white ear at the entry. If you do not know if you have a telecoil in your hearing aid, any of our audiologists can assist you in finding out as they are not in all hearing aids.

We also look at each individual’s needs and find devices to help when hearing is so damaged that hearing aids cannot do it all. There are bedside clocks and wrist watches that vibrate instead of beep. There are alerting devices that flash lights when coupled to a doorbell, baby monitor or telephone ringer. Please come in for a consultation if you are in need of any ALD.

The latest in assistive devices is wireless coupling with your hearing instruments. Many of the new technologies have the capability to sync wirelessly to landline telephones, cell phones, MP3 players and televisions. There are accessories available, and each company has its own line to match its particular hearing instrument. The technology is available in most price points of hearing devices.

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