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THE(EARING!ID#OMPATIBILITY!CTOF(!#!CTTOREQUIREDIGITALWIRELESS
PHONESBECOMPATIBLEWITHHEARINGAIDS4HEINTENTOFTHE(!#!CTISTOENSURE
REASONABLEACCESSTOTELECOMMUNICATIONSSERVICESFORPERSONSWITHHEARING
DISABILITIES
7HILESOMEWIRELESSPHONESAREUSEDNEARSOMEHEARINGDEVICESHEARINGAIDS
ANDCOCHLEARIMPLANTSUSERSMAYDETECTABUZZINGHUMMINGORWHININGNOISE
3OMEHEARINGDEVICESAREMOREIMMUNETHANOTHERSTOTHISINTERFERENCENOISEAND
PHONESALSOVARYINTHEAMOUNTOFINTERFERENCETHEYGENERATE
4HEWIRELESSTELEPHONEINDUSTRYHASDEVELOPEDARATINGSYSTEMFORWIRELESS
PHONESTOASSISTHEARINGDEVICEUSERSFINDPHONESTHATMAYBECOMPATIBLEWITH
THEIRHEARINGDEVICES.OTALLPHONESHAVEBEENRATED0HONESTHATARERATED
HAVETHERATINGONTHEIRBOXORALABELLOCATEDONTHEBOX4HERATINGSARENOT
GUARANTEES2ESULTSWILLVARYDEPENDINGONTHEUSERSHEARINGDEVICEANDHEARING
LOSS)FYOURHEARINGDEVICEHAPPENSTOBEVULNERABLETOINTERFERENCEYOUMAYNOT
BEABLETOUSEARATEDPHONESUCCESSFULLY4RYINGOUTTHEPHONEWITHYOURHEARING
DEVICEISTHEBESTWAYTOEVALUATEITFORYOURPERSONALNEEDS
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GENERATELESSINTERFERENCETOHEARINGDEVICESTHANPHONESTHATARENOTLABELED
-ISTHEBETTERHIGHEROFTHETWORATINGS
(EARINGDEVICESMAYALSOBERATED9OURHEARINGDEVICEMANUFACTURERORHEARING
HEALTHPROFESSIONALMAYHELPYOUFINDTHISRATING(IGHERRATINGSMEANTHATTHE
ARINGDEVICEISRELATIVELYIMMUNETOINTERFERENCENOISE4HEHEARINGAIDAND
WIRELESSPHONERATINGVALUESARETHENADDEDTOGETHER