Infra-red Solutions

What is Infra-red Solutions?
Infra-Red hearing enhancement solutions use infrared light to transmit sounds. A transmitter converts sound into a light signal and beams it to a receiver that is worn by a listener and that receiver decodes the infrared signal back to sound for the listening.
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.
Unlike induction loop or FM systems, the infrared signal cannot pass through walls, making it particularly useful in courtrooms, secure meeting rooms where confidential information is often discussed, using line-of-sight as a reference point of who should be privy to the information being shared. Infrared solutions are also especially useful and in buildings where competing signals can be a problem, such as classrooms or movie theaters. However, infrared systems cannot be used in environments with too many competing light sources, such as outdoors or in strongly lit rooms.
The Listening Lab is proud to work with Listen Technologies as its solutions implemented in Singapore.

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Auracast
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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 | ![]() |
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Provides direct sound to Auracast enabled devices | - | - | - | ✓ |
For Service Provider, Venue Operator or Specifier | ![]() |
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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 | - | - | - | ✓ |
The Listening Lab is proud to work with Listen Technologies
as its solutions implemented in Singapore.
