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Having a difficult time
understanding a telephone
conversation? Now read it!
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dults with hearing loss may be able to receive help using the
phone by qualifying for a captioning telephone. Captioning
phones are assistive listening telephones that provide captions
along with enhanced sound.
Captioning telephones work like a standard phone for the user but
connect to the internet to gather captions of words spoken by the
individual on the other end of the line. The captions are displayed on
the base of the phone near the receiver. The service is paid for by a
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fund that fulfills a mandate
of the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide functionally equivalent
communication for those with hearing loss. Delivery and installation of
the device are also free.
Captioned phones are a great service for anyone with a measurable
hearing loss. For those with a hearing loss, talking on a standard phone
can be difficult, leading to isolation and social withdrawal. Captioned
phones, by showing the lines of speech on a screen, make it much easier
to fully understand someone on the other end of the line.
To find out if you or a loved one can qualify for this phone, please
contact your audiologist. HearWell Center in Forest Hills is proud to
provide patients with services needed to obtain the phones. Please call
HearWell Center to learn more or stop by to see some demo phones.
This Industry Insight was written by Dr. Suzanne Yoder, Au.D.
HearWell Center 412.254.8934; [email protected],
www.hearwellcenter.com.
About HearWell Center — HearWell Center is a full-service,
independently owned audiology practice proud to be bringing better
hearing to the people of Pittsburgh since 2007. HearWell Center,
located in Forest Hills, is a hearing care practice that has helped over
1,000 patients with their hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders —
and offers state-of-the-art diagnostic testing and expert fitting of hearing technology.
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