by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A teacher explained, I am a teacher and had my school put a hearing loop in my classroom. It has been a lifesaver for me. With easy access to the t-coil on my hearing aids, I can decide when to use the loop, and when to hear via the microphones on […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, After almost 3 weeks trying out a home loop system, I conclude that the loop would not be suitable for our church. Here are my reasons. 1. Two sounds are picked-up, one from the loop, the other direct from the speaker. This is confusing and does not contribute […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. You have just installed your new room loop system. You have carefully followed the instructions and hooked everything up correctly. Your excitement mounts. You plug in the loop amplifier, turn on your TV, switch your hearing aids to t-coil mode, and … nothing happens. Where did you go wrong? Over the […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, My husband’s audiologist says the room loop system only works when someone is speaking into a microphone. That was not my impression. Is that the case? Your audiologist is basically right. Think of a room loop system as a special kind of public address (PA) system. In a […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, In our church we have an FM transmitter so that people who want to hear better can use an FM receiver with headphones. This works well for hard of hearing people without hearing aids. However, most use hearing aids, and when they put the headphones on over their […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, I am remodeling my house and want to add one or more rooms loops. Both the floor and ceiling are being redone so I could put the loop above the drywall or below the new oak floor. Will a loop work in either of these positions, and if […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, I was at an Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) meeting at which you spoke. You made a loop around our group and through my hearing aid with a t-coil, I heard every syllable that you spoke loud and clear. It was great! At the retirement community where […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Several people have commented on the orientation of the t-coils (telecoils) in their hearing aids and cochlear implants and it’s impact on whether they hear well in looped rooms or not. For the best transfer of signal from a room loop to the t-coils in your hearing aids, both the room […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, Can a hard of hearing person who does not wear hearing aids benefit from a room loop system such as the Contacta HLD3? The short answer is “Yes”. You see, there are actually two ways you can benefit from a loop system. Obviously, the most common way is […]

Below are the manufacturers suggested wire sizes for various sizes of loops for each of the Univox amplifiers. Wire size (gauge) is the standard American Wire Gauge—AWG. Numbers in brackets are the metric sizes in mm2. Univox PLS-100 Loop Area (sq. ft.) Single Loop AWG (mm2) Double Loop AWG (mm2) 800 – 1830 12   (3.0) […]

You are excited! You have just finished installing your new room loop. You have hooked the cool little Univox DLS-50 loop amplifier to your TV. You are all set to enjoy the promised beautiful clear sound from your TV via the t-coils in your hearing aids. Eagerly you turn everything on, switch your hearing aids […]