For Dan MacQuarrie, listening to live music was becoming difficult. Too much background noise.
Going to a doctor香蕉视频直播檚 office or pharmacy was also problematic. For him to hear properly what the person on the other side of the counter was saying, they would have to raise their voice, telling the whole waiting room about his private information.
MacQuarrie provides these examples as they香蕉视频直播檙e common problems for people who have hearing loss. Turning up a hearing aid to capture music at a concert, for instance, also raises the level of the background noise 香蕉视频直播� papers rustling, feet shuffling.
Then came the Auris Hearing Loop. An induction hearing technology, the loop is installed in a building and then transmits directly to the telecoil in a hearing aid, a telecoil which about 70 per cent of hearing aids contain. Sound is then transmitted directly to a person香蕉视频直播檚 hearing aid, with no extraneous noise.
Churches have been the first to take them on. In Salmon Arm, several churches are equipped with the Auris Loop, as is Shuswap Theatre, Salmon Arm City Hall香蕉视频直播檚 council chambers and now the Uptown Askew香蕉视频直播檚 as well as SASCU downtown. Farther afield, facilities such as the Vernon Performing Arts Centre, the Vernon library and Kelowna council chambers have the Loop.
Related:
Related:
Dan MacQuarrie and the MacQuarrie Institute have been instrumental in promoting the technology, providing funds for Askew香蕉视频直播檚 and SASCU to install it.
香蕉视频直播淢y interest is raising awareness so society can communicate with one another,香蕉视频直播� he says.
Becky Friesen is manager of member experience at SASCU. She chose a central teller wicket, rather than one off to the side.
香蕉视频直播淚 didn香蕉视频直播檛 want to isolate the person with the hearing impairment,香蕉视频直播� she says, pointing out that hearing impairments affect people of all ages.
Darlene Ogilvie, pharmacy manager at the Uptown Askew香蕉视频直播檚, appreciates the ability to speak quietly to customers.
香蕉视频直播淐onfidentiality is a huge issue,香蕉视频直播� she says. 香蕉视频直播淲e don香蕉视频直播檛 want to have to yell at people香蕉视频直播ο憬妒悠抵辈
MacQuarrie says all a person needs to do if they have a hearing aid is to go to their audiologist to have their T-coils turned on. Facilities which have the Auris Loop usually display a blue ear symbol marking its location.
newsroom@saobserver.net
Like us on and follow us on
