HEARING LOOP SYSTEMS.
Premier Solutions designs, installs and sells Hearing Loop Systems

Hearing loop systems (sometimes called "induction loops") are a way of allowing those persons with hearing aids to receive sounds from within a specific area directly into their hearing devise.

How does a hearing loop work?
Most hearing aids have a switch on them marked "M" and "T" (Some have "MT"). The "M" means "Microphone" which is the normal position for hearing airborne sounds. The "T" means "Telecoil" this position on the switch was originally included to allow the wearer to hear sounds from a telephone more easily. Because a telephone uses a coil of wire in the earpiece to make the sound, the coil acts like an aerial and the hearing aid can pick this up by something called "inductance". The same affect can be created by installing a loop of special cable around a room. If the wearer of a hearing aid sits within this loop then their hearing aid can pick up the "inductance" from the loop when the hearing aid is switched to "T".

The aerial loop itself is best installed at head level, but it will work at skirting board level or under floor or at ceiling level.

Where can they be installed?
Hearing loops are now installed in all new public buildings. It is reasonably simple to install them in existing buildings and have been found to be a great help to the hard of hearing in:

What else, besides the loop, do I need to make this work?
If your establishment already has a sound system (public address), then all you need is a hearing loop amplifier connected to your existing system and the hearing loop. Once installed everything that is broadcast through your sound system (Speech or music.) will also be transmitted through the hearing loop.

If your establishment does not have an existing sound system (and you don't want one) then you will also need a small microphone installed on the ceiling to pick up the sounds in the room and send them to the hearing loop amplifier and from there to the hearing loop. Once installed, all speech and sounds within the room will also be transmitted through the hearing loop.

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