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Aid Compatibility rating for your phone is maintained, secondary transmitters such as Bluetooth
and WLAN components must be disabled during a call.
For information about hearing aids and digital wireless phones, visit:
Wireless Phones and Hearing Aid Accessibility
http://www.accesswireless.org/
Gallaudet University, RERC
http://tap.gallaudet.edu/Voice/
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/hearing.html
The Hearing Aid Compatibility FCC Order
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-168A1.pdf
Hearing Loss Association of America [HLAA]
http://hearingloss.org/content/telephones-and-mobile-devices
Note
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HAC statement
This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless
technologies that it uses. However, there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this
phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the different
features of this phone thoroughly and in different locations, using your hearing aid or cochlear
implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise. Consult your service provider or the
manufacturer of this phone for information on hearing aid compatibility. If you have questions
about return or exchange policies, consult your service provider or phone retailer.
Hearing aid devices may also be measured for immunity to interference noise from wireless
phones and should have ratings similar to phones. Ask your hearing healthcare professional for
the rating of your hearing aid. Add the rating of your hearing aid and your phone to determine
probable usability:
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Any combined rating equal to or greater than six offers excellent use.
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Any combined rating equal to five is considered normal use.
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Any combined rating equal to four is considered usable.
Thus, if you pair an M3 hearing aid with an M3 phone, you will have a combined rating of six for
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excellent use.‖ This is synonymous for T ratings. It is further suggested you experiment with
multiple phones (even those not labeled M3/T3 or M4/T4) while in the store to find the one that
works best with your hearing aid device.