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Safety

FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations

for Wireless Devices

OnJuly10,2003,theU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

ReportandOrderinWTDocket01-309modiedtheexceptionofwireless

phonesundertheHearingAidCompatibilityActof1988(HACAct)torequire

digitalwirelessphonesbecompatiblewithhearing-aids.Theintentofthe

HACActistoensurereasonableaccesstotelecommunicationsservicesfor

personswithhearingdisabilities.

Whilesomewirelessphonesareusednearsomehearingdevices(hearing

aidsandcochlearimplants),usersmaydetectabuzzing,humming,or

whiningnoise.Somehearingdevicesaremoreimmunethanotherstothis

interferencenoise,andphonesalsovaryintheamountofinterferencethey

generate.

Thewirelesstelephoneindustryhasdevelopedaratingsystemfor

wirelessphones,toassisthearingdeviceuserstondphonesthatmay

becompatiblewiththeirhearingdevices.Notallphoneshavebeenrated.

Phonesthatareratedhavetheratingontheirboxoralabellocatedonthe

box.

Theratingsarenotguarantees.Resultswillvarydependingontheuser’s

hearingdeviceandhearingloss.Ifyourhearingdevicehappenstobe

vulnerabletointerference,youmaynotbeabletousearatedphone

successfully.Tryingoutthephonewithy

ourhearingdeviceisthebestway

toevaluateitforyourpersonalneeds.

M-Ratings:PhonesratedM3orM4meetFCCrequirementsandarelikely

togeneratelessinterferencetohearingdevicesthanphonesthatarenot

labeled.M4isthebetter/higherofthetworatings.

Hearingdevicesmayalsoberated.Yourhearingdevicemanufactureror

hearinghealthprofessionalmayhelpyoundthisrating.Higherratings

meanthatthehearingdeviceisrelativelyimmunetointerferencenoise.The

hearingaidandwirelessphoneratingvaluesarethenaddedtogether.A

sumof5isconsideredacceptablefornormaluse.Asumof6isconsidered

forbestuse.

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