Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham and Johns Hopkins Complete Installation of Hearing Loops

Sept. 18, 2012 - PRLog -- People with hearing aids or cochlear implants who visit the audiology clinic and Listening Center at Johns Hopkins can expect much clearer and enhanced sound the next time they check-in at the reception desk, their numbers are called over the public speaker system, or are given directions to clinic examination rooms. They can also directly tune into the waiting-area TVs and audio entertainment system without distortion or interference from background noise.

The technological improvements result from installation this month of hearing loops, thin metal wires that are installed around the ceilings and floor of the audiology clinic's main public areas, located in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center on Johns Hopkins Medicine's East Baltimore campus. Officials at the clinic say if all goes well, they hope other clinics at Johns Hopkins, as well as other medical centers and public places nearby, will outfit their own facilities.

"People with hearing loss get really excited about hearing loops; many even cry with relief because the improvement in sound quality is so dramatic," says Frank Lin, M.D., Ph.D., the Johns Hopkins otologist and epidemiologist who led departmental efforts to get the loops installed. "Many of them say it is the first time they can actually hear what other people are saying – free of the din from crowds or other background noises."

Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham Alabama has also installed hearing loops in their Sanctuary.

Hearing Technologies, LLC would like to thank both Johns Hopkins and Temple Emanu-El for the opportunity to assist the hard of hearing at both venues.

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