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HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY (HAC) FOR WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
PCD’S COMMITMENT
PCD believes that all of our customers should be able to enjoy the benefits of
digital wir eless technologies.
We are committed to providing a selection of compatible devices for our
customers who wear hearing aids.
THIS PHONE HAS A HAC RATING OF M4
WHAT IS HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY?
The Federal Communications Commission has implemented rules and a rating
system designed to enable people who wear hearing aids to more effectively
use these wir eless telecommunications devices. The standard for compatibility
of digital wir eless phones with hearing aids
is set forth in American National
Standar d Institute (ANSI) standard C63.19. There are two sets of ANSI standards
with ratings from one to four (four being the best rating): an “M” rating for
reduced interference ma
king it easier to hear conversations on the phone when
using the hearing aid microphone, and a “T” rating that enables the phone to be
used with hearing aids operating in the telecoil mode thus reducing unw
anted
background noise.
HOW WILL I KNOW WHICH WIRELESS PHONES ARE HEARING AID
COMPATIBLE?
The Hearing Aid Compatibility rating is displayed on the
wir eless phone box.
A phone is considered Hearing Aid Compatible for acoustic
coupling (microphone mode) if it has an “M3” or “M4” rating.
A digital wireless phone is considered Hearing Aid Compatible for inductive
coupling (telecoil mode) if it has a “T3” or “T4” rating.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF MY HEARING AID WILL WORK WITH A PARTICULAR
DIGITAL WIRELESS PHONE?
You’ll want to try a number of wireless phones so that you can decide which
works the best with your hearing aids. You may also want to talk with your
hearing aid professional about the exten
t to which your hearing aids are immune
to interference, if they have wireless phone shielding, and whether your hearing
aid has a HAC rating.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HEARING AIDS AND DIGITAL WIRELESS
PHONE
•
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control –
http://www.fcc .go v/cgb/dro/hearing.html
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Hearing Loss Association of America –
http://www.hearingloss.org/learn/cellphonetech.asp
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CTIA –
http://www.ac cesswir eless.or g/hearingaid/
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Gallaudet University, RERC –
http://tap.gallaudet.edu/voice
FDA CONSUMER UPDATE
U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CENTER
FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
CONSUMER UPDATE ON WIRELESS PHONES