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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

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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 find phones

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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 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 of the two ratings.

T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less

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LG Electronics UX220, MMBB0366701(1.0) manual Hearing aids and cochlear, Also vary in the amount, Interference they generate