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hearing aid compatibility (USA) | motorola US
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hea r ing ai d compatibility in
the US
I n the US, s pecific hea r ing ai d compatibility ( H AC) pe r fo r mance r ating s can help
cla r ify ho w ce r tain w i r ele ss phone s an d hea r ing ai ds may pe r fo r m togethe r . H AC
compliant w i r ele ss phone s a r e capable of w o r king w ith hea r ing ai ds that have a
minimal imm u nity r ating of at lea s t 2 . The imm u nity r ating in d icate s ho w
sus ceptible a hea r ing ai d i s to picking u p inte r fe r ence f r om a d igital w i r ele ss
phone. I t can r ate the pe r fo r mance of the hea r ing ai d fo r eithe r mic r ophone
an d /o r telecoil co u pling. Some hea r ing ai ds a r e mo r e imm u ne than othe rs to thi s
inte r fe r ence noi s e, an d phone s al s o va r y in the amo u nt of inte r fe r ence they
gene r ate. The US pe r fo r mance r ating s y s tem fo r H AC compliant w i r ele ss phone s
i s a s follo ws :
The "M" (mic r ophone) in d icate s that the p r o du ct ha s been te s te d an d r ate d fo r
aco us tic co u pling. The "T" (telecoil) r ep r e s ent s that the p r o du ct ha s been te s te d
an d r ate d fo r in du ctive co u pling. The highe r the "M" o r "T" r ating, the le ss likely
the hea r ing ai d us e r w ill expe r ience inte r fe r ence w hen the hea r ing ai d i s s et to
the r e s pective mic r ophone o r telecoil mo d e. The highe s t val u e s to d ate a r e 3 an d
4 (e.g., "M4" o r "M 3 /T 3 ").
To d ete r mine if a p r o du ct i s r ate d fo r H AC, plea s e look fo r the H AC r ating o r
logo on the phone ’ s packaging.
Re su lt s w ill va r y d epen d ing on the us e r ’ s hea r ing ai d an d hea r ing lo ss . I f yo ur
hea r ing ai d happen s to be v u lne r able to inte r fe r ence, yo u may not be able to us e
a r ate d phone su cce ss f u lly. T r ying o u t the phone w ith yo ur hea r ing d evice i s the
be s t w ay to eval u ate it fo r yo ur pe rs onal nee ds . To co u ple the d evice to yo ur
telecoil eq u ippe d hea r ing ai d , sw itch yo ur hea r ing ai d to the “ T ” o r telecoil