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Telecoil
Your hearing aid is equipped with a:
_____ Telecoil button
_____ Telecoil switch
_____ Automatic Telecoil - see next page
_____ NOTE: telecoils are compatible with hearing aid compatible
telephones only. Currently, they do not work with digital cell
phones. If you do not find any improvement with a telecoil
when using a telephone, you can still use the phone, but it is
extremely important that you hold the phone as shown in the
photograph on page 17.
Telecoil Switch/Button
With a telecoil switch/button, before answering the telephone, slide the
switch/push button to the “T” position. In this position, your hearing
aid will pick up sound directly from the telephone receiver. It will not
amplify room noises. This may make it easier for you to understand a
telephone conversation.
On your _________ hearing aid, slide/push button to:__________
to activate the telephone switch.
When you are finished with the telephone, you must slide the switch
back to its original position: ______________________________
The telecoil switch on an in-the-ear hearing aid
is often located near the top.
On behind-the-ear hearing aids, the
telecoil switch is usually located in
the center of the on and off switch.
Sometimes, the telecoil switch must be activated to use
some sound systems that have been installed in
churches, theaters, meeting rooms, and buildings. Since the passage of
the “American’s with Disabilities Act,” many urban areas have begun
using these types of systems.
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