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Safety

FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility

(HAC) Regulations for Wireless

Devices

On July 10, 2003, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) Report and Order in WT Docket 01-309 modified the

exception of wireless phones under the 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 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

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.

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.

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