I use Signia hearing aids bought in 2018, my first pair with [functioning] bluetooth. No, they don't have telecoils. When and if I need to replace these $7,000 hearing aids I would investigate getting a pair with telecoils. If it adds a lot to the cost, though, I might forgo it. That's because so few public venues in the DC-MD-VA area where I live are equipped with telecoil loop systems. Not sure how much benefit the extra cost would provide. Very very few venues retroactively install them, only brand-new buildings include telecoil loops.

Add to that the pandemic-related questions about when people can even safely gather indoors. So many meetings (including HLAA meetings) have gone virtual. Will in-person meetings make a comeback post-pandemic? We don't even know. So I'm not sure telecoil tech is going to attract a lot of advocacy effort right now. Hearing people by-and-large are clueless about telecoil. It takes a lot of education and fundraising to move the needle on the status quo in such an uncertain environment.