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Anyone using any Phonak wireless accessories?

Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jun 20 9:05am | Replies (52)

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@tonyinmi

@johnbflat I'm not aware of a cellphone that has a telecoil but it's certainly possible. Old landline phones had the equivalent of a loop transmitter that would send the signal to a hearing aid inductively. However, if your cell phone did have a telecoil, it would have to be a "receiver", as opposed to a "loop transmitter" to work in the scenario that you describe. In your scenario, the venue would not be considered telecoil, but a loop transmitter. Your telecoil equipped cell phone could pick the signal up and Bluetooth it to your hearing aids. Again, I'm not certain of a cellphone that has a telecoil. For hearing aids without a telecoil, that function can be performed by an accessory device that would be obtained from the hearing aid manufacturer. The telecoil would pick up the venue loop signal and send it to the hearing aid, not by Bluetooth, but by the "near field" signal that is proprietary to the hearing aid manufacturer.
Tony in Michigan

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For cell phones, if it has a “T-Rating” it has a coil. The T-Rating tells how strong the coil is. May 30, 2018.

spectrum.net/support/mobile/spectrum-mobile-hearing-aid-compatibility.

Samsung Galaxy Note10 M4/T3

I don't yet have hearing aids and I'm new to hearing loss devices, but while doing my research I found references that report my Samsung Note 10 phone has a T3 rating on its telecoil connection method. There is also a M4 rating on the microphone connection method. It's not clear on the "coil type", but I'm still digging.
Something I plan to ask about further during my treatment appointment with my AuD this Friday.