Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)
Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) or Environmental Aids describe equipment other than hearing aids that can be used to help someone overcome difficulties with hearing. Sometimes they are used with hearing aids. Sometimes instead of hearing aids.Examples of Assistive Listening Devices include:Telephones that either have an amplifier or are compatible with hearing aids. They either boost the volume and adjust the tone, or they can be used with the loop setting (sometimes known as 'T' Position or Telecoil) on hearing aids.TV Listeners to enable you to listen to TV at the volume you prefer without it disturbing others. These either come in the form of wireless headphones or a home loop system so they can be used through hearing aids.FM Remote Microphones, for helping to separate the speech you want to hear from the background noise. They can also be useful for transmitting speech over a distance, such as when you're listening to a lecture.Doorbell and Telephone ringers, which are either louder than conventional ringers, or use some sort of flashing mechanism to alert you.Alarm Clocks, which have a louder ring or vibrate under your pillow to wake you.Baby Monitoring Systems & Smoke Alarms, which use a vibrating pager or dim the house lights to alert you.