Radio aids – optimising listening opportunities: Guide

Gill Weston, Pauline Cobbold, Cate Statham and Helen Maiden with contributions by James Mander, Gary Webster and Brian Copsey | View as single page | Feedback/Impact
Radio Aids - optimising listening opportunities
Evidence
What and Why?
How?
Technical Support
Setting up
BATOD Articles
What are radio aids?
Routine Checks
Choosing a system
Using a Test box
Useful references: further reading
Why use a radio aid?
Use in educational Settings
Troubleshooting
With Cochlear Implants
Case studies
Criteria
Use in everyday life
Connecting to other technology
With hearing aids
Glossary
Listening in noisy environments
Costing and funding
Frequencies and transmission
With bone conduction aids etc
Other contributors
Supporting children with listening difficulties
Insurance
UK Children's’ Radio Aid Group
Assessing the benefits of the radio aid
Good practice
Soundfield systems and radio aids
Strength of Evidence
Transferability
Editor's Comments
Areas for further research
Online Community

Transferability

The collected information and advice is intended to encourage and provide evidence for the provision of the use of radio aids for all deaf children.

Although there are difficulties worldwide, regarding financial constraints, availability and sustainability of technology, the evidence shows that hearing devices alone are not giving full access to speech intelligibility for deaf children.  Whatever device or system is used, the basic principles are the same.

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