There are many benefits to having a new school, yet there are a few drawbacks. Walls seem to be without insulation, and having a large gym with no soundboards, the noise level in my school can be extreme. At times, it is difficult for students to concentrate because of the noise levels in the gym or the other classrooms. For a student who struggles with a hearing loss, a personal FM system, also called an Auditory Trainer, with a transmitter, receiver, microphone, and headphones may just be the answer. There are many sites that you are able to purchase the units, however, at one location in Idaho, opportunities to “try before you buy” are available.
When a student suffers from a hearing loss, unlike glasses that corrects vision making it perfect, hearing aids only amplify the sound. If during a lecture, background noises are present to a student with a hearing loss, the hearing aids only make the sound louder. Imagine driving down the highway listening to your favorite song on the radio as you slowly go out of range of the radio station. The station begins to get fuzzy. But you love the song, so you turn the volume up, which only turns the fuzziness up as well. That is what a student with a hearing loss experiences. By using an FM Receiver or also called an Auditory Trainer, a student is able to hear isolated amplification. The teacher wears a speaker which sends the sound to the student. The student wears a necklace-type apparatus that transmits directly to hearing aids or headphones. During lectures, the student is able to focus on the teacher speaking to assist the student in becoming more successful.
For more information, visit the following website:
https://www.idaho.at4all.com/items/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=fm%20system&CategoryID=0To watch a video about the FM System, visit the following website:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4lBkdRereE
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