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"Worldwide Access" hearing instruments list

From https://assistivelisteningknowledgebase.org/evidence/cha-2026-instruments/ · record checked 13 October 2026

  • Center for Hearing Access (The John G. Shedd Institute)
  • Center for Hearing Access

Nonprofit advocacy (Center for Hearing Access, an initiative of The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts; it states that it accepts no donations from hearing-related vendors)

Summary

Lists hearing aids and implant processors with built-in telecoils, and those that also have built-in Auracast.

Key findings

  • Distinguishes "Auracast Ready" (hardware chip present, cannot connect yet) from "Auracast Enabled" (hardware and firmware, can connect now). A few listed models are marked Auracast Ready.
  • States that fewer than 2% of facilities have installed Auracast, and that Auracast is forecast to become the dominant technology over the next decade.
  • Says it is too soon to say whether installations can meet a given country's disability laws, partly because IEC 60118-17 is not expected until late 2027, and warns that without standards and reputable third-party proof-of-concept testing, site and user equipment may be incompatible.
  • Telecoil users can reach Auracast systems through a neckloop or ear hooks.
  • Page 2 says the lists require a built-in telecoil and exclude instruments whose telecoil is in an accessory. Its dual-connectivity category covers both ready and enabled devices; an entry without an individual status label does not distinguish the two.
  • Page 3's dual-connectivity hearing-aid list includes AGX-O B500/400/300/200 RITE, Beltone Serene SERx64-DRW, Bernafon Encanta MiniRITE and miniBTE, GN Danalogic Extend, and Jabra Enhance Pro RIE 13. The Beltone code contains a lowercase x.
  • Page 3 also lists Oticon Intent miniRITE R, Reveal and Verit, and HearLink 9050 under the brand spelling Phillips. A separate Oticon entry gives miniRITE T, miniBTE T 85 and BTE T 105 without a family name. Reveal and Verit are described as rechargeable and disposable-battery lines respectively, without enumerated styles.
  • The ReSound entries on page 3 are rechargeable ENZO IA without a style code, Nexia RIE 62 and BTE 77, and Savi, Sensia and Vivia in RIE 62 style.
  • Page 3 explicitly marks Signia Pure Charge&Go TIX RITE (introduced 2023) and Pure C&G MaX (2026), Widex Allure RIC R D (2025) and its separately named 2026 successor, and Cochlear N8 (late 2022) as Auracast ready. All appear in the built-in telecoil and Auracast list.
  • Page 3 includes Starkey Edge RIC RT, CROS and ITE R, and Omega RIC RT and ITE in its built-in telecoil and Auracast list. Promotional suffixes are omitted here. Inclusion of CROS does not separately explain that component's reception path.
  • The built-in-telecoil section on page 3 includes Audicus Omni 2, Audigy's AGX-E and AGX-O-F in miniRITE R style, and Miracle-Ear CONNECT BTE SP 13 EV. It lists Oticon More in miniRITE R, miniRITE T, miniBTE R and miniBTE T styles, and OPN Play and OPN S in miniRITE R, miniRITE T and BTE PP styles. Oticon Own custom ITC, HS and FS have telecoil as an option.
  • Page 4 continues with Oticon Play PX, Real and Zircon, each in miniRITE R, miniRITE T, miniBTE R and miniBTE T styles; Play SI miniBTE R; Ruby miniRITE R, miniRITE T, BTE and BTE PP; and Xceed and Xceed Play, each in BTE SP and BTE UP styles. These entries establish built-in telecoil listing, not an Auracast status.
  • Page 4 lists Philips HearLink 9040 with telecoil included and HearLink ITC, ITE HS and ITE FS with telecoil optional. It does not assign a generation number to the custom styles.
  • Page 4's Phonak telecoil entries are Naida L-SP and L-UP, Audéo L-RT and an unsuffixed L, Audéo Marvel M-RT, and Audéo Paradise P-RT. Other entries include Rexton Reach R-Li T, ReSound ENZO Q and Ligo, and Horizon IX, RIC 7AX and Pure TIX grouped under Signia/TruHearing. The list does not resolve possible aliases or overlap between entries.
  • Page 4 lists Starkey S Series RIC, Genesis RIC RT and Evolve RT BTE/RIC, retaining the source's Evolve spelling while omitting promotional suffixes here. It also lists TruHearing TH 7 RIC LI T.
  • Page 4's Unitron telecoil entries are Insera B-312 NW O and B-10 NW O, Max UP, Moxi Jump RT, Moxi V-RT, Stride V-M, Stride V-SP, Stride V-UP and Stride B-UP. Its cochlear-processor entries are an unspecified Advanced Bionics entry, Cochlear N7 and MED-EL Sonnet 2.
  • Page 5's final revision line ends with 11 September 2026, the date used for this record.

Limits

A curated list that changes often; inclusion requires a built-in telecoil. It does not count how many models are Ready rather than Enabled.

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Center for Hearing Access (The John G. Shedd Institute). "Worldwide Access" hearing instruments list. Center for Hearing Access. 11 September 2026. https://centerforhearingaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/Worldwide-Access-Hearing-Instruments-List.pdf (accessed 13 October 2026).

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