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Devices & Technology

Match hearing devices and access technology to the pathway, setting and communication task.

Caption workflow from speaker and microphone to text display and written follow-up

Captions for Meetings, Calls and Training

Captions create a visual channel for speech, but accuracy, delay, speaker labels and confidentiality differ by service and setting.

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Four listening paths connecting phones, venue loops and broadcast audio to hearing devices

Devices & Technology

Bluetooth, Telecoils, Hearing Loops and Auracast

These names describe different connection paths. A device supporting one path does not automatically receive the others.

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Meeting participant using remote-microphone hearing technology

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Remote Microphones for Meetings, Classrooms and Distance

A remote microphone improves the signal before distance, room reflections and competing noise do their damage.

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Hearing technology used to route sound from one side to the better-hearing ear

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CROS, BiCROS and Bone-Conduction Options for One-Sided Hearing

These systems can improve access to sound arriving on a poorer-hearing side, but they do not recreate normal two-ear hearing or guarantee sound localization.

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Adult comparing representative hearing aid styles with an audiologist

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Hearing Aid Styles: RIC, BTE, ITE, ITC, CIC and IIC

Smaller is not automatically better. Style affects available power, physical controls, moisture exposure, microphone position, wax maintenance and accessory compatibility.

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Adult using a smartphone to adjust a self-fitting hearing device

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OTC vs. Prescription Hearing Aids: Choosing a Care Path

The important difference is not simply where a device is sold. Compare who the product is designed for, how it is fitted, what support is included and what happens when the first setup does not work.

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