The technology used for assistive listening systems is international. The telecoils and Auracast™ features in hearing aids, earbuds and other devices purchased in the US will work with ALSs not just in the US, but in any other country in the world.
To learn more about hearing loss, hearing care, and assistive listening technology
and devices, below are links to leading sources of such information.
A.G.Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Consumer support groups.
Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA) - National consumer support organization with local chapters throughout the U.S.
American Academy of Audiology (AAA) - Professional organization for Audiologists.
Auracast.Shop - A website devoted exclusively to Auracast technology. Info on the technology and lists or receivers, transmitters, devices, etc.
CCAA - Survey on the utilization of assistive listening technology in the USA.
Center for Hearing Access - Advocate and information center for ALS technology.
Hearing Health & Technology Matters - Provides timely information and lively insights about hearing loss and related technologies.
HearingTracker - Hearing aid comparison website to help consumers with hearing loss make better informed decisions when purchasing hearing aids.
Hearing Health - Consumer focused magazine, newsletter and blog on hearing loss, tinnitus, and other hearing and balance conditions.
Hearing Loss Association of America - National consumer support/advocacy organization with state and local chapters.
Loop New Mexico - Clearinghouse for information on hearing loops in New Mexico.
SOFNABQ -Collection of articles on various aspects of hearing loop technology.
TDI For Access - Advocate for accessibility, equity, and inclusion.
Major Assistive Listening Resources in the USA
Unlike a public address system (PA), an ALS normally broadcasts sound as a silent signal that can be picked up by appropriately equipped hearing aids or other receiving device.
Ampetronic Ltd. - Manufacturer/distributor of hearing loop, Auracast and other devices.
In partnership with ListenTech, the pair cover all ALS technologies.
Auracast™/Bluetoot® - Developer and licensor of wireless data transmission technology.
CCAA - Survey on the utilization of assistiove listening technology in the USA.
Contacta - Manufacturer/distributor of various ALS technologies.
IHLMA- International organization of assistive listening manufacturers.
LG Electronics - Manufacturer of Auracast enabled TV sets.
ListenTech - Manufacturer/distributor of various ALS technologies.
MoerLabs - Manufacturer of Auracast enabled wireless earbuds, earphones, transmitters, dongles and transceivers .
Nexum Design - Manufacturer and seller of transceivers that can broadcast or receive Auracast, and a dongle that will broadcast an Auracast signal.
Samsung - Manufacturer of Auracast enabled earbuds, TV sets, and smartphones.
Sennheiser - Manufacturer of a variety of assistive listening systems and related devices.
Williams AV - Manufacturer/distributor of various ALS technologies and other devices.
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AURACAST ENABLED DEVICES
There is a cornucopia of Auracast enabled devices that numbers into the 100's.
Click on this link for a downloadable comprehensive list
of such devices:
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