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Front-row sound quality for
hearing impaired students
Hearing impaired students who wear a hearing aid or cochlear implants
often find themselves in situations in which they require additional
hearing assistance.
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Since unwanted
background sounds are amplified at the same level by the hearing aid,
it is difficult and frustrating for the student to listen clearly to
the instructor or to take part in conversations with classmates. Even
with the best hearing aids, this ability to focus on particular sounds
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Hearing aid wearers are
also challenged by an effect known as head shadow. A hearing aid worn in
the right ear, for example will naturally pick up sounds from that side at
a higher level. Sounds coming from the left are less easy to listen to,
being masked by the head. This effect is common during group discussions
in the classroom.
Even listening to subtle sounds in quieter classroom environments is
difficult for hearing impaired students. To prevent straining, it is often
necessary to turn up the hearing aid, often resulting in an annoying
feedback whistle as the hearing aid begins to re-amplify its own output.
The result is often that the student switches off his or her hearing aid,
and this greatly impairs their learning experience.
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An affordable alternative
Some, but not all, classrooms are equipped with induction loop systems
to provide listening enhancements for hearing aid wearers. There are,
of course, equally effective and more affordable alternatives. For
example, The Conversor, a wireless FM assistive listening device from
UK-based Conversor Products Ltd, offers students a versatile and
easy-to-use solution for front-row sound quality in classrooms and
lecture settings up to 25 metres from the instructor. This is enabled
by a unique patented technology, which enhances the available sound
level and filters out surrounding noise up to 30 db.
By filtering out
background and peripheral noise, the desired sound is much clearer and
more intelligible. And by increasing the available sound level, The
Conversor puts less strain on the hearing aid amplifier, eliminating
distortion and feedback at higher sound levels. |
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Easy to use by students
Designed for comfortable and discreet use, The Conversor consists of two
components - a compact and wireless FM microphone and a lightweight
pendant receiver. The student can either hold the microphone and point it
at the desired sound source, or place it conveniently on a nearby surface,
for example in the middle of a table for group interaction. The microphone
can also be worn by the instructor for enhanced intelligibility as he or
she moves about the classroom. The pendant receiver is worn around the
student’s neck, above or discretely beneath clothing. It picks up the
sound transmitted by the microphone and sends it to the hearing aid with
enhanced clarity and at a comfortable sound level. Even students who do
not wear a hearing aid, but are challenged by a hearing impairment, can
use The Conversor with headphones, which plug easily into the receiver.
Students can easily focus on the sounds they want to hear by using one of
two settings on the microphone - either the Zoom setting to focus on
one-to-one conversations and listening to a distant speaker, or the
Omni-Directional setting for unhindered access to group discussions.
The Conversor is a versatile assistive listening device that students can
use even outside the classroom for greatly improved hearing at home as
well as at social events and family gatherings.
The new Conversor® MultiPack, a convenient assistive listening
device kit, also from UK-based Conversor Products Ltd., addresses the
needs of multiple hearing aid wearers in classroom, lecture and meeting
room settings, providing them front-row sound level and clarity up to 25
metres away from the speaker. Contained within a sturdy portable carrying
case, the Conversor® MultiPack consists of two Conversor wireless
FM microphone/transmitters and eight lightweight Conversor pendant
receivers. Each transmitter can be used with multiple receivers, which are
set to the same frequency. All 10 units can be charged easily within the
rugged carrying case, eliminating the need for additional charger units.
For more information, please contact:
Conversor Products Ltd
Freephone: +44 (0)800 298 9982
Tel: +44 (0)870 066 3499
Fax: +44 (0)870 066 3669
Email:
info@conversorproducts.com
www.conversorproducts.com
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