Radio Aids

Wireless radio aid systems that send the sound from a microphone transmitter to a receiver, worn by the person with hearing loss. The receiver will then send the sound to the user’s hearing aids or cochlear implant processors.

The Connevans fmGenie is a very flexible, multichannel FM radio system that is widely used in the workplace, in schools and by university students. It can easily be integrated with other equipment including TVs, computers, voice recorders and phones. The Comfort Contego is a similar portable system developed by Comfort Audio.

The Phonak Roger is an easy to use digital system that also offers excellent speech quality – but without any need to change radio channels (to avoid possible interference).

A variety of transmitters are available, including the Roger EasyPen. This can be worn around the neck; or be directed ‘interview style’ towards the person speaking; or be placed in the middle of a table ‘conference style’ to listen to a group of people. The EasyPen is an intelligent product that detects the situation you are in and automatically adapts its microphone settings.

The Roger Pen offers all the same features as the EasyPen but with the addition of Bluetooth – providing a mobile phone facility to make and receive calls – and a manual microphone select function. As well as recharging the microphone, the Roger Pen docking station can also transmit audio from your TV, or computer/tablet directly into your hearing aid. Clip-on, table and touch-screen mics are also available for the Roger system, while Comfort Audio’s DigiSystem offers similar functionality.

Go to www.connevans.co.uk for more information about the fmGenie system.

Go to www.phonak.com/uk/en to find out more about the Roger system.

Go to www.comfortaudio.com/ for details of the Comfort Contego and DigiSystem.