(1 page) Using a counter hearing loop at check-in, pharmacy counters, and other public settings does not violate HIPAA. In fact, it helps providers meet their obligations under both the ADA and HIPAA by improving communication access while maintaining patient privacy. (Sometimes people misspell HIPAA as HIPPA)
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Telecoil instructions (1 page) to take to your audiologist or hearing instrument specialist to add a “telecoil program” For clear sounds with minimal background noise, switch your hearing aids or cochlear implants into the telecoil program. A telecoil is an inexpensive, small, yet powerful technology that provides clarity for people with hearing loss when they
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(June 2025) “…even a top-of-the-line hearing aid can provide only a subpar listening experience in comparison. ‘It (a telecoil) augments what that hearing aid can do—that the hearing aid simply cannot do any other way.’ ” “What’s the key hearing aid feature to ask your audiologist or hearing aid dispenser for these situations? A telecoil.
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(3 pages) Two lists of hearing instruments that are ADA-compatible devices: 1) telecoils and 2) telecoils and Auracast. Current need: Telecoils connect to ADA-compliant assistive listening systems (hearing loops, FM, infrared), now and years into the future. Future need: In the next 5-7 years, if you decide to purchase new hearing instruments, consider adding Auracast
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(2 pages) Why You Need Both Bluetooth and Telecoils. By Let’s Loop Colorado and HLAA-Colorado
Telecoils Improve Hearing Aids Dramatically! Read More »
(1 page) Professionals can give patients ADA accessibility (FM, IR, hearing loops) in their communities when they teach them how to use their telecoil in their offices.
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