# Induction loop for the home? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 13, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864 "2005-08-13T14:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/1 "2005-08-13T14:43:20Z")
My father is getting rather deaf but still enjoys the TV. Unfortunately he has to have it on quite loud. In cinemas they have an induction loop so people with hearing aids can hear better. How do I create one for my parents? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/2 "2005-08-13T15:09:46Z")
Looks like they’re [available](http://www.hacofamerica.com/ad18.htm) as small systems for home installation. The hearing aid must have a “T” setting in order to work with these settings. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/3 "2005-08-13T15:09:56Z")
Not sure about that but you may find it simpler to get a set of wireless headphones. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/4 "2005-08-13T15:11:07Z")
Errrr…these _systems_ ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/5 "2005-08-13T20:57:18Z")
> [@Padeye](#): > > Not sure about that but you may find it simpler to get a set of wireless headphones. MY father has, but will not use, a set of headphones. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/6 "2005-08-13T22:04:20Z")
Some of the material I gathered for a customer [here](http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=342794) may be of interest to you. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/7 "2005-08-13T22:16:11Z")
> [@Padeye](#): > > Not sure about that but you may find it simpler to get a set of wireless headphones. Try before you buy. I have a pair. They get hot like a pair of earmuffs in warm weather. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/8 "2005-08-14T13:02:30Z")
I’m getting a bit deaf and have to turn up the sound or keep asking my family members to explain what was just said, and they hate it. **Quartz** , are you one of my daughters? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induction-loop-for-the-home/316864/9 "2005-08-14T17:28:45Z")
Thanks, **PinkFreud**. A [U.K. link](http://www.rnid.org.uk/shop/products/listening_devices/rnid_domestic_loop_system.htm#productAccessories). Looks cheap enough that we can afford for the experiment to fail.