What Are Assistive Listening Devices?
Assistive listening devices (ALD) can help individuals with hearing loss communicate in one-to-one conversations by enhancing sound so you can understand more easily, especially in places with background noise.
Examples of ALD include remote microphones, which can stream a speaker’s voice directly into hearing devices, and one-on-one personal amplifiers, which increase sound volume in face-to-face conversations or in small groups.
Additionally, a wide variety of apps for Android and iPhone are designed to address hearing challenges. They may work alone or with your hearing aid or cochlear implant processor to:
- Boost sound
- Convert speech to text
- Caption phone conversations
- Reduce background noise
- Measure environmental sound levels
- Connect your phone to a hearing loop system
Explore ALD technology and smartphone apps in the resources below.