FM SYSTEMS

FM System enable sound to be picked up closer to a speaker, sound source or connected directly to the sound source and transmitted to the individual providing greater clarity of speech/sound and a reduction in background noise.

• FM System is the generic name or term that has been given to Radio Aids.
• FM is the abbreviation for Frequency Modulation.
• Frequency Modulation is a wireless transmission method used to transmit the sound.
• The main advantage for Hearing Aid wearers is that FM transmission is resilient to noise and interference helping to preserve the quality and clarity of the sound transmitted.
• Some companies are also using digital transmission but the products are still “labelled” as FM Systems.
• The abbreviation MHz means Mega Hertz (Mega = million, Hertz is the unit of frequency).

A FM System empowers a hearing aid user with their own light weight, portable, flexible and discrete equipment that they can use in a great variety of daily situations where additional hearing assistance is required, as hearing aids alone, mainly due to background noise and distance, are not sufficient.