The Seattle Repertory Theatre is one of dozens of Puget Sound area theaters, museums and other public spaces that are getting into the hearing loop. Since the venue installed this high-tech ...

Hearing loops are an assistive listening device that can significantly reduce background noise for hearing aid users. The device is relatively simple: a loop of copper wire encircles a desk, room or ...

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has unveiled a hearing loop system to help hard-of-hearing passengers better understand crew announcements on board aircraft. Such systems are widely employed in public ...

In 2018 when Proctors replaced the 2,700 seats in its main theater, hearing loop technology was installed throughout the house. This makes it possible for anyone with an up-to-date hearing aid to flip ...

Patrons of Loveland’s Rialto Theater who may feel out of the loop due to hearing impairment now have a way to get back in it. Last month, theater management installed an innovative audio loop system ...

"I CAN HEAR YOU, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU": Audiologist Juliette Sterkens explains that it's a common misunderstanding that hearing loss is only a loudness issue. "It's more about clarity and ...

More than 48 million Americans have significant hearing loss. However, this week, the city of Oklahoma City is unveiling a sound system that will keep hearing loss patients in the loop, while they ...

Earplug brand Loop has announced its most advanced earplugs yet, the Switch. The Loop Switch earplugs are an adjustable design that lets the wearer cycle between 17dB, 21dB and 25dB attenuation, using ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The clergy at St. John’s Cathedral in downtown Denver don’t want anyone to miss out on a sermon. For that reason, the church is taking steps to make it ...

The Aiken Sertoma Club has "looped" the Etherredge Center at USC Aiken. Mr. Don Bartelmay, of the Aiken Sertoma Club and president of Hearing Charities of America, collaborated with Professor Jack ...

In 1978 in a Dutch school, I heard a teacher say, “Class, turn your hearing aids to hearing loop.” “What’s a loop?” I asked. The teacher explained it is a wire surrounding the classroom that silently ...