So, what exactly is a wireless communication system? The Australian Hearing website states:
"A wireless FM system helps you better understand speech by cutting out distracting background noise. It works in conjunction with your hearing aids (or with a headset) to deliver the sounds you want to hear directly to your ears."The best thing about using a wireless communication system, or FM, is that it is portable. It can be used wherever you need it. No matter what situation you find yourself in this wonderful little gadget can change your life.
So, how do they work? There are two parts to the device; the transmitter which sends the sounds to you and the receiver which receives the sound and allows you to hear it though your hearing aids. This means you wear one part of the device, the receiver, and the other part is placed wherever you need to collect the sound. A family member may wear the transmitter or you can have it on the table at dinner, in front of a guest speaker at a meeting or anywhere else you would need it.
I have used this device, Roger (pictured), when out in a shopping mall with my mother and found it made a big difference to our communication when in such a noisy place. Her voice was sent straight to my hearing aids giving me the chance to have a normal conversation without fighting the hum of the shopping mall.
I also use it at work which gives me an advantage when dealing with the clients at the counter and hearing my workmates when in the middle of a busy and noisy day. It is no longer difficult to get my attention with the FM; and with the large range it has, I can hear conversations even when out in the back office.
To have the support of the Roger FM when you are in a noisy environment is amazing when you realise how easy it makes communication. When you don't even notice that you are dealing effortlessly with the noise around you, that's when the FM becomes indispensable.
In the back of the car, connected to the TV, connected to your mobile phone - the possibilities are endless. This little gadget with become your new best friend and , trust me, you won't leave home without it.
