Hearing Aids And Cellphones: One Step Forward, Half A Step Back

Posted by David Copithorne on May 22, 2005 · Leave a Comment

Making a cellphone easy to use with a hearing aid is devilishly hard. Both devices are packed with so many chips and other digital electronics that electromagnetic interference causing feedback, static and distortion is bound to occur in one or both devices. Last week, the cellphone/hearing-aid industry coalition that is racing to meet Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements for hearing-aid compatibility issued a good-news, bad-news update. Read more

Filed under Phones · Tagged with cell phones, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Hearing Aids

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Hearing Aids And Cellphones: One Step Forward, Half A Step Back

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