A hearing loop is a wire that circles a room and is connected to a sound system. The loop transmits the sound electromagnetically. The electromagnetic signal is then picked up by the telecoil in the hearing aid or cochlear implant.

To use a hearing loop, you push a button, flip a switch or use a remote control to activate the telecoil in a hearing aid or cochlear implant.  Usually, no additional receiver or equipment is needed. Using a telecoil and hearing loop together is seamless, cost-effective, and unobtrusive, and you don’t have to seek additional equipment. Hearing loops are also called audio-induction loops, audio loops, or loops. If your hearing aid doesn’t have a telecoil, you will need a headset plugged into a loop receiver to achieve the same effect.

Get instructions here for your hearing healthcare provider on how to set up your hearing aid(s) or cochlear implant for use with a hearing loop. Ask your audiologist/hearing aid dispenser if your hearing aid(s) are equipped with a telecoil.