Safety

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 your 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

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of the two ratings.

T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or

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T4 meet FCC requirements and

 

 

are likely to generate less

 

interference to hearing devices

 

than phones that are not

 

labeled. T4 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 find 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.

M 3 + M 2 = 5

T 3 +

T 2 = 5

In the above example, if a hearing aid meets the M2 level rating and the wireless phone meets

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