FM, Digital Systems

FM and digital assistive listening systems are great for helping you hear in situations where the person or people you’re trying to listen to are a further distance away from you (up to 150 feet), such as the teacher in a classroom or the pastor at a Church. They can also be used for smaller settings, just like a personal amplifier.

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Using an FM or digital listening system, the person you want to be able to hear better speaks into the microphone of the listening system's transmitter, while you sit a distance away with the listening system receiver. The transmitter picks up sound from the microphone and sends a wireless signal to the receiver, which reproduces the sound to you through the connected headphones (or other listening accessory). The person speaking could be up to 150 feet away from you, and yet it would sound like they were speaking directly into your ear!

Many systems also have a microphone on the receiver. This gives you the option to hear both the person speaking through the transmitter AND the people directly around you simultaneously.

FM and Digital systems allow you to control the volume and tone of the sounds you are hearing to customize it for your hearing loss. These systems are ideal solutions for hearing better in church, classroom, lecture, and meeting environments.
FM System example

Wearing Styles

Neckloop
fm system neckloop

Worn around the neck, this style is generally regarded as the most comfortable and discreet. Neckloops can easily be worn underneath the clothes. For the most part, these can only be used with t-coil equipped hearing aid(s).

Headphones
fm system headphones