Digital FM Solutions

FM solutions are popular in classroom settings, where the instructor wears a small microphone connected to a transmitter and the student wears the receiver, which is tuned to a specific frequency, or channel.

A listener who is an existing user of hearing aids and cochlear implants can also use their device combined with an external neckloop or a silhouette inductor to convert the signal into magnetic signals that can be picked up directly by the listener’s own device. This saves the use of more additional equipment to provide the assistive listening experience.

FM systems can transmit signals up to 25 meters and are able to be used in many public places. However, because radio signals are able to plaster walls, listeners in one room may need to listen to a different channel than those in another room to avoid receiving mixed signals. This is where digital FM has an advantage in that the transmitting part can restrict the reach of his signal just to individuals on an authorised frequency.

Personal FM system operates in the same way as larger scale systems and can be used to help people with hearing loss to follow one-on-one conversation. It also works out of the box with no installation required, providing an instant solution for auditing of building functions for hearing accessibility.

The Listening Lab partners Bellman & Symfon and Phonak, world leaders in FM communication to provide solutions in hearing enhancement. See our projects

For End User - Hearing Impaired Individual
Provide Direct Sound	✓	✓	✓	✓
Use Hearing Aid for optimised sound (without additional neckloop)	✓	-	-	✓
Utilize magnetic field to establish communication with the telecoil (T-coil) in the hearing aid	✓	✓	✓	-
Utilize Bluetooth to establish communication with the hearing aid	-	-	-	✓
No Receivers (Simple, Hygiene)	✓	-	-	✓
Backward compatible with telecoil-equipped hearing aids using receiver with neckloop	-	-	-	✓
Discreet (No Discrimination)	✓	-	-	✓
Doesn’t require line of sight	✓	✓	-	✓
Suitable for ‘Transient’ use ( eg. Transportation and Retail )	✓	-	-	✓
Future Proof	✓	-	-	✓

For End User - Non Hearing Impaired Individual
Provides direct sound to Auracast enabled devices	-	-	-	✓

For Service Provider, Venue Operator or Specifier
No Recivers with neckloop	✓	-	-	✓
Does’t require building modification	-	✓	✓	✓
Does’t require additional manpower to manage receivers	✓	-	-	✓
Coverage area isn’t affect by daylight or glass	✓	✓	-	✓
Backward compatible with telecoil-equipped hearing aids using receiver with neckloop	-	-	-	✓
Suitable for ‘Transient’ use (eg. Transportation and Retail)	✓	-	-	✓
Can be confidential ( Not received outside intended area )	-	✓	✓	✓
Future Proof	-	-	-	✓
Provides direct sound to non–hearing aid users without the need for additional receivers	-	-	-	✓

What is Digital FM Solutions?

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Technologies

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Technologies

Technologies

The Listening Lab partners Bellman & Symfon® and Phonak

Featured Projects

Esplanade Theatres

Vertical and Adjacent Crosstalk of Induction Loop Systems in NUS COM4

Overspilling Effect: Enhancing Accessibility for the Hearing Impaired in Shaw Theatres Balestier

Hearing Loop Installation at AWWA School

NUS University Cultural Centre (UCC)