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Telephone use
Finding the optimal position for holding a tele phone may require practice
for some individuals, and one or more of the following suggestions may
be helpful.
• Hold the telephone as you would normally.
• Hold the telephone towards the top of the ear (closer to where the
microphones are).
• If whistling occurs, holding the tele phone in the same position may
help the hearing instrument to eliminate the feedback.
• Any whistling may also be decreased by holding the telephone slightly
away from the ear.
• Depending on your individual needs, your hearing care professional
may activate a programme specifically for telephone use.
Telecoil (optional on some ITC, ITE , and remote microphone models)
If equipped, a telecoil can be activated by your hearing care professional and accessed through
one of the additional programmes. A telecoil picks up a telephone’s magnetic signal and con-
verts it to sound. An optional telephone programme may help to improve speech understanding
on the telephone. When using a telecoil programme, the receiver of the telephone may need to
be held closer to the hearing instrument. The handset of the telephone may need to be moved
to slightly different positions in order to find the best reception.
Listen to radio or TV
When listening to the TV or the radio, start out by listening to news commentators since they
usually speak clearly, then try other programmes.
If you find it difficult to listen to TV or radio, your hearing care professional will be able to give you
advice on available accessories to enhance your listening capabilities for TV and radio.