In the loop? Ten things managers of Extra Care Housing should know about hearing loops
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Housing LIN Viewpoint 95 looks at hearing loops, and what staff at Extra Care Housing schemes need to know about them.
Most Extra Care Housing schemes have a hearing loop installed somewhere in the building. Induction loop systems are a way of helping people with hearing loss hear speech more clearly in certain circumstances, by beaming sound from a microphone directly into the person’s hearing aid(s).
They can be wonderful, transmitting sound from across the room directly into your ears, but staff need to know how they work.