Induction Loops

At the Sound and light company we can provide you with induction loops

About Induction Loops

What are AFILS?

Audio Frequency Induction Loops are usually installed to assist Hearing Aid Wearers in areas of high background noise.

The AFILS put a direct sound input to a personal aid utilising the 'Telecoil' facility ('T' switch). This reduces background noise because the internal hearing aid microphone is bypassed in favour of this input, which may come from a dedicated microphone or a loudspeaker system.

Field strengths are checked on installation to ensure conformation to British Standards.

It's easy enough to use induction loops in a public building , all you nee to do is set the hearing piece to the 'T' position - as long as they have induction loops pick up. Check with a hearing aid dispenser or audiology clinic if uncertain.

Induction Loops

We can report on existing installations and are very happy to inspect properties with a view to providing a report and recommendations for any action to be taken.

What is an Induction Loop ?

An induction loop allows users with a telecoil equipped hearing device (switched to the T or MT position) or anyone wearing an Induction Loop Receiver to listen inductively to sound transmitted through a magnetic field without the interference of background noise.

The telecoil is familiar to many as the method used by the telephone companies to make it easier for a hearing aid user to use a telephone. The telecoil in a hearing aid picks up the sound via the magnetic field generated by the diaphragm coil in the receiver of a telephone. Our research shows that over half of the hearing aids used in the United States are equipped with telecoils. This percentage is expected to continue to rise as more consumers and audiologists become familiar with the inherent advantages of the telecoil.

Induction loop systems have been installed in locations such as churches, public halls and auditoriums, schools, lecture halls, cinemas, service counter windows, drive-thru order and pick up windows, information kiosks, offices, airports, train stations, parks, tour and guide buses, automobiles, boats, riding academies, and homes. AMPETRONIC is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of commercial grade audio frequency induction loop systems. Our systems are used in installations throughout the world