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@judysmayo

@arrowshooter I’m sorry to hear of your experience. That is so disappointing to hear. We shouldn’t have to ask for coils! The should promote them. There’s just a huge disconnect with audiologists who don’t seem to care about truly helping those of us w hearing loss. Many seem to just want to sell you aids. Those who do try to promote all the technology that is available run into the population that doesn’t care or can’t fathom the technology. Then when we have the t-coils and find the very limited number of venues that have loop systems it all becomes discouraging. We tried to get our church to install one but they had an FM system so stuck with that. Our HLAA chapter installed our own loop in the ceiling of the room where we meet. Now we’re having to find a new place and there are no sites in our area. We’re currently trying to get a loop installed in our library. The ability to understand speech is so exponentially improved with tcoils and loop systems I don’t understand why the hearing loss community isn’t broadcasting it and doing more to advocate for it!

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Judysmayo, I've talked to quite a few audiologists about t-coils and hearing loops. They all agree with me (to my face) that both should be more common and are under-prescribed and under used. But I've talked to some of their patients and the patients never heard about hearing loops from their Audi.

While I advocate for hearing loops two of our local libraries have removed their desk top loop systems. When I asked them why they said they weren't being used.

I requested VA to install a hearing loop in the check-in desk and waiting room at our local VA clinic. First I was told that it would be a HIPAA violation, and after I sent them some information on hearing loops they just didn't respond. No sector of population has more hearing heath problems than veterans and this is what we get.