Neck loop (neckloop) or Personal Inductive Listening

Ordinary headphones do not work well with hearing aids but hearing aid users can use their hearing aid 'loop' programme by using a personal inductive listening device.

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Connevans offer three types of personal inductive listening devices. Mono inductive neck loops, stereo inductive silhouette earhooks and stereo inductive silent headphones. All three types are used with any equipment which provides a suitable output for driving personal stereo headphones, they simply plug directly into the headphone socket. Typical equipment with suitable headphone sockets are iPods, personal radios, CD players, talking book machines, etc and many mobile phones.

For most hearing aids when 'loop' is selected the microphone becomes dead; meaning problems of feedback are eliminated and hearing aid(s) might be able to be used louder than usual. Some people prefer to have sound from both their loop programme and their microphone combined, so they are still aware of the world around them - discuss which would be best for you with your audiologist.

The neck loops are the most straightforward to use, however the silhouette earhooks and silent headphones are more position sensitive (you need to experiment by moving them slightly to get the best signal). In our view a neck loop is best suited to both the casual user and those who do not enjoy coping with gadgets. The silhouettes give a good signal but are more fiddly to wear they are sometimes not liked by those with glasses. The silent headphones are sometimes preferred for their more conventional look and can give a good, strong signal.

As a guide personal inductive listeners will work anywhere that personal stereo-style headphones do.

The Music-Link 50/50 is unique in that it has an inductive silhouette earhook for use with a hearing aid on 'loop' on one side and an earpiece on the other - ideal for people with single-sided deafness.

With an iPhone or other smartphone with a 4 pole 3.5mm socket, plugging in a 3 pole Music-Link or other inductive listener will work fine; during a phone call the microphone in the phone is live while you listen with the inductive listener. The latest iPhones do not have a standard headphone socket, so you will need a suitable adaptor.

Note a: When using any of these products with a device in a protective case you may need to remove the case to allow the plug to go fully in.

Note b: If you have a volume limited device such as an iPod or iPhone the product we would suggest is the amplified CL iLoop+ as non amplified inductive products will be too quiet for hearing aid users using the loop programme.

If you have a pacemaker you should check with your doctor or the manufacturer of your medical implant before using these products.

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