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Telephone Use
You can use the telephone with your hearing instruments. Using the
telephone while using your hearing instruments may require some
practice.
By selecting the optional telecoil programme you can improve un-
derstanding of speech when using a hearing instrument compatible
telephone. Rather than picking up the sound from the telephone, this
programme only picks up the telephone’s magnetic signal and converts
it to sound. Your hearing care professional can activate the telecoil if
your device has the optional telecoil available.
When using the telecoil programme, the receiver of the telephone
should be held as shown in the drawing. You may need to move the
handset around slightly to find the best reception.
If you do not wish to have a telecoil programme or if your instrument
does not have a telecoil, you may still use the phone while using your
hearing instrument. Hold the phone close to the front microphone of
the hearing instrument, but not directly on it. If it whistles, it may take
a few seconds for the instrument to adapt. If the whistling continues,
move the telephone 2-3 cm away from your ear. Some hearing instru-
ments also have an acoustic telephone program. This program might
decrease problems with acoustic feedback when using the telephone
Cellular phone
If you use a cellular phone you may experience a buzzing or clicking
noise. This is caused by the strong signal of the cellular phone.
Consult with your hearing care professional for options to improve
the sound quality
