the better/higher of the two ratings.
T-ratings refer to enabling inductive
coupling with hearing aids
operating in telecoil mode.
Hearing devices may also be rated.
Your hearing aid manufacturer or
hearing health professional may
help you find this rating. Higher
ratings mean that the hearing
device is relatively immune to
interference noise.
Under the current industry
standard, American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.19,
the hearing aid and wireless mobile
device rating values are added
together to indicate how usable
they are together. For example, if a
hearing aid meets the M2 level
rating and the wireless mobile
device meets the M3 level rating,
the sum of the two values equals
M5.
Under the standard, this should
provide the hearing aid user with
normal use while using the hearing
aid with the particular wireless
mobile device. A sum of 6 or more
would indicate excellent
performance.
However, these are not guarantees
that all users will be satisfied. T
ratings work similarly.
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