Hearing Loop Demonstration: What is a Telecoil, and How to Activate the Telecoil on your Hearing Aid

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A hearing loop, or audio induction loop, is an assistive listening technology for individuals with hearing loss. Hearing loops create electromagnetic signals that send audio wirelessly to telecoil-equipped hearing aids. A hearing loop consists of an induction cable, which is looped around a room, and an induction loop amplifier, which amplifies an audio signal and sends it through the cable loop. Hearing loops are often found in public spaces like churches, libraries, auditoriums, and meeting rooms.
00:00 Intro
00:30 A Brief History of the Telecoil
01:04 What is a Telecoil?
01:50 How Does a Telecoil Work?
02:28 What Does a Telecoil Sound Like?
03:00 Where Can I Find a Telecoil?
04:00 What is the Best Telecoil Setting?
05:26 Which Hearing Aids Have the Telecoil?
06:10 Telecoil Limitations
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@HearingTracker 2 жыл бұрын

_I would LOVE to know where you get the most benefit from with your telecoil?_

@karlaatherton 2 ай бұрын

Haven’t found a place where they offer this service, but I feel it will really be of benefit at airports and court rooms

@carlacorral5992 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video Matthew👏🏻 What a great demonstration of the hearing loop:)

@HearingTracker 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Carla

@marioevillarreal3013 Жыл бұрын

Very very grateful for all the important information that you provide us and especially with subtitles in different languages, you are the only Doctor who cares about putting multilanguage and many people do not know it, you should highlight that important advantage of perfectly understanding the information that you provide us

@HearingTracker Жыл бұрын

Hey Mario, thank you for your kind words and I'm happy to help!! Thanks for watching, Matthew

@karlaatherton 2 ай бұрын

Great video

@andreakaneb4774 2 жыл бұрын

Great info with one important piece missing. People mistakenly think they don't need a t-coil if there are not many looped venues in their area. Public spaces like movie theaters, arenas, museums and churches in the US most often use FM or Infrared listening systems. You can only use your hearing aids with those systems if you have a telecoil and use a neckloop (or over the ear headphones that may have feedback). It is way better then removing your hearing aids and using the generic earbuds or headphones provided. T-coils will also be an important interface for existing hearing aids when Bluetooth LE Audio with its broadcast feature starts replacing room loops in public venues.

@juliettesterkens721 2 жыл бұрын

I SECOND THIS COMMENT: consumers can use the telecoil not only in venues equipped with hearing loops but in most large theaters, and public auditoriums where FM and infrared systems are installed. Ask for a listening device with a neckloop (which is in effect a personal-worn-around-the-neck-loop) and switch your hearing aid or CI to telecoil. A follow-up by Matthew on this very topic - (happy to help you, Matthew) would be beneficial for consumers who do not understand what FM or IR listeners look like and what to do with neckloops.

@HearingTracker 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice Andrea! Thank you, Matthew

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

With neck loops and t-coil there’s the challenge of the venue knowing it works, when they likely don’t have anyone on staff to test it with hearing aids. The first and only time I tried a neck loop with my t-coil HAs at a well known theater in my city, I couldn’t tune in anything except annoying beeping sounds. Clearly their system was broken and who knows for how long.

@juliettesterkens721 Жыл бұрын

@@Sashazur I wonder if the receiver device you used had a low (internal) battery and the beeping you heard was a "low battery signal warning." Did your provider demonstrate how to use the telecoil with a (portable) hearing loop in the office?

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

@@juliettesterkens721 Unfortunately they didn’t demonstrate it. I’m very technically proficient and I tried all the controls on the thing. I don’t think it was a low battery since the sounds depended on which channel it was set to. This was at Portland Center Stage theater in Portland Oregon.

@stevenmyers3647 Жыл бұрын

I have the Oticon OPN miniRITE T hearing aids with a T-coil that allows me to use the loop system at my local theatre here in Pittsburgh, and I love them! The theatre also has the Sennheiser MobileConnect system that I read is a bit better than the loop system, but I haven’t been able to connect to it. The MobileConnect app opens up and shows 2 different channels, but neither one connects. I’m wondering if maybe these Oticon hearing aids are not capable of connecting to that system. I assume I would use the same programmed channel as the one used for the loop. Are you familiar with the Sennheiser system and if my Oticon aids can connect to it? If not, do you know where I can get further assistance and information about this?

@margaretdrew2844 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much . I have just had the loop fitted and am a bit confused . Tesco has the loop system can I only access it at the till or can I use it as I do my shopping . Would be so grateful for a reply .

@user-gx9zh2rp2w 7 ай бұрын

Yes found video useful but would suggest you actually demonstrate how to use switches on hearing aids as older people struggle. Thanks

@sperosgrapsas6264 4 ай бұрын

Will the t-coil in my Phonak Virto P90 CIC hearing aids pick up the signal form my T4 iPhone 14?

@user-qi8cz5vr4x 3 ай бұрын

Its not clear yet to me. I have a device "PockeTalker 2.0". It has T-Coil switch and it enables. My question is "Where from does the T-Coil pick up the EMF?". Any mic signals near me? Or does the sender (broadcaster) should do something special? If I am in a building with multiple lecturers in multiple rooms which one does the T-Coil pick up? Isn't our surrounding always having clash of many many EMFs relayed at various frequency? (such as from Radios, AM/FM. Advance thanks for anyone who can help me understand.

@karlaatherton 2 ай бұрын

The website is not accessible (used several browsers), and the app is not in the Apple Store, not sure if in Android. Is there any other website or app you recommend?

@philipzwick Жыл бұрын

I have Oticon More aids that have a telecoil setting but as I have not been able to find a venue that has a loop I had it replaced with a "Lecture" setting. So great idea in theory but not useful in practice, unfortunately.

@HearingTracker Жыл бұрын

Hey Philip I agree, Loop systems are only as good as how well they're maintained. Good luck on your hunt! Thanks for watching, Matthew

@gman83090 7 ай бұрын

I'm actually watching this KZfaq video with the audio going through my tell telecoil because I've just embedded a loop system into my couch so I'm watching this video with my phone's audio jack hooked into a loop system so I'm hearing this audio over my hearing aids and not with her pair of headphones

@i-see-desertbaldo2369 Жыл бұрын

T-coil is such a great idea with almost little to no implementation. It's really frustration to consider this as a hearing benefit if it is not implemented.

@HearingTracker Жыл бұрын

Hey I-SeeDesert Baldo, yes it's only good when its installed! Thanks for watching, Matthew

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

But I can understand why it is probably going to be phased out by a future update to Bluetooth; it requires physically larger hearing aids, and you can’t have more than one system in close proximity, so for instance you can’t use at the same time in two adjoining classrooms. The only venue I’ve tried it at loaned me a neck loop device that was supposed to pick up an FM transmission and convert it to a telecoil signal. At that point why not just loan out wireless headphones?

@chrishenniker5944 9 ай бұрын

If you live in a country where the state has a monopoly on radio broadcasting, can you build a radio station that uses an induction loop (or loops) as a transmitter in your halls of residence, town or suburb, then have a telecoil connected to the back of your stereo through the Auxiliary input Jack?

@Sunnyshe1960 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve worn hearing aids for over 15 years and have yet to be able to use this system. It’s just not available here in SoCal. At least not in the places I frequent.

@HearingTracker 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Shiela, that’s such a shame. Did you check out the loopfinder website?

@garyrds 4 ай бұрын

I can't find a Loopfinder or Loop Finder App for Android. I'll have to search for the website. I'm in the market for HA and want to know if our local movie theaters provide this capability.

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

I made sure my new HAs had telecoil but I’ve only had one opportunity to try it, at a theater a few months ago. At the venue they loaned me a necklace receiver that was supposed to pick up an FM transmission and generate the telecoil signal. Unfortunately it didn’t work - on the telecoil setting I could hear some beeps and boops depending on the channel I set the receiver to, but obviously it was busted (and could have been for a while). Next time I go there I’ll probably just borrow a headset instead, so the telecoil is wasted. So far the only thing I’ve used the telecoil for is to wander around my house listening to the buzz from various appliances and wiring, it’s like a slightly lame superpower.

@HearingTracker Жыл бұрын

"It's a slightly lame superpower". My favourite comment across all my videos. Yes sadly a Telecoil is only as good as how well it's maintained. I hope you have better success elsewhere. Matthew

@juliettesterkens721 Жыл бұрын

Hello Sashazur - care to share where you live? Hearing loops are spreading regionally and work is being done to get each known loop posted on Google Maps. Happy to share more information if you are interested.

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

@@juliettesterkens721 I live near Portland Oregon. The theater with the broken telecoil is a pretty popular one - Portland Center Stage.

@abigailhillman2899 2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty tech savvy but always have trouble knowing how to switch my aids to T mode… does it happen automatically when there is a loop?

@HearingTracker 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Abigail, no it needs to be activated by your audiologist and will be on a separate setting. Give them a call and they should be able to easily activate it. Thanks for watching, Matthew

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

On my aids it is a setting I need to manually select. From what I know of the technology it will always be this way, since you wouldn’t want your aids to switch to any random signal that could be an induction loop - lots of electrical wiring and appliances give off similar signals.

@juliettesterkens721 Жыл бұрын

The benefit of a large area hearing loop in a public place (in this case the Oshkosh Convention Center) during a live event can be heard in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iMmWpNCHx5OonYk.html

@HearingTracker Жыл бұрын

What a great share! Thank you Juliette! Matthew

@audiodirections4hearing363 2 жыл бұрын

If you are using a loop system and find a "weak" spot - unlike in other spaces you visit that have no weak spots -- it may be that the installation of the Loop does not meet the international standard (IEC 60118-4 code) for coverage, and you should let the owner/manager of that space know you had difficulty. They will contact their loop installer for analysis and repair as needed. When installed properly, a loop field reaches every activated telecoil equally well. For more info, see: ihlma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Telecoil-availability-in-hearing-aids.pdf or ad4h.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IHLMA-Guide-to-Best-Practices-for-Service-Providers.pdf

@HearingTracker 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice, Thank you!! Matthew

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

The only time I tried a neck loop with my telecoil it didn’t work; there were just annoying beeping sounds. When I returned it to the box office the reaction I got was basically just a shrug. I’m sure they just thought “old person clueless with tech” instead of “we need to investigate and fix this”.

@juliettesterkens721 Жыл бұрын

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

@@juliettesterkens721 See my other reply to you, it wasn’t the battery since the sounds depended on the channel I set it to. But it was a good suggestion!

@trsarathi Жыл бұрын

@HearingTracker Жыл бұрын

Hey AR, it's worth a chat with the establishment to find out how it works in that particular location/room. It's hard to comment without knowing their set up. Thanks for watching, Matthew

@Sashazur Жыл бұрын

From what I know of the induction loop technology, since there are no “channel selection” settings for this feature on hearing aids, if more than one of these systems are too close together the sound would be combined or garbled. You can overcome that if the venue can loan you a neck loop device, you wear it and it picks up a radio signal from the microphone or PA system, and creates a local signal your telecoil picks up.