Videos-Hear the Difference
What do assistive listening systems sound like? People with hearing loss need adequate volume (not soft, not overly loud) and CLARITY. Listen yourself!
Below are hearing loop videos, and FM and IR systems sound similar.
Subway (less than 2 min)
Lecture (less than 1 min)
Music (less than 1 minute)
Airport gate waiting area (20 seconds)
Starkey Synchronous recordings (each less than 2 min)
Audio clips: City Hall, Historic chapel, airport baggage claim, airport ticketing area, and information desk.
Starkey has developed a system that allows for researchers to make recordings that are taken simultaneously from both a hearing aid microphone and telecoil while the user listens in different environments where hearing loop systems are present. Each recording is split in two, with the first half being taken from the hearing aid microphone, and the second half being taken from the hearing aid induction coil, which picks up a hearing loop system.
Starkey’s research on hearing loops (collection of research, articles, posters on Zotero online library)
Resources
Zotero online library of additional videos