Telecoil and Auracast functionalities should be standard requirements for hearing aids and other hearing devices eligible for public health procurement

Summary

A motion adopted by EFHOH's member organisations asking policymakers to require both telecoil and Auracast in publicly funded hearing aids and cochlear implants.

Key findings

• Asks that public health procurement of hearing aids and cochlear implants require both telecoil and Auracast, so that users can reach hearing loop, FM/RF, infrared and Auracast systems.
• Reports that some hearing instrument makers have removed the telecoil, leaving users to change brand or buy accessories, and says this puts a burden on venues whose loop, RF and infrared systems depend on telecoil connection.
• Notes that needing an assistant device to select an Auracast stream adds complexity for hearing device users.
• Bases the position on Article 9 (accessibility) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Limits

A policy position without data. It does not name the manufacturers or models it refers to.

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efhoh.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EFHOH-Motion-Telecoil-and-Auracast-functionalities.pdf

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Cited in

• Which hearing devices can receive which systems?Open
• Will equipment bought today meet the standards that follow?Open
• How do listeners find and join the right broadcast?Open
• How many listeners carry a telecoil, an Auracast-capable device or a smartphone?Disputed
• Are telecoils switched on and set up well enough for loops to work?Not reliable yet
• Where does infrared assistive listening work, and where does it fall short?Partly answered
• Should a venue keep its hearing loop when it adds Auracast, and can one system serve both?Partly answered
• What reaches a cochlear implant user in a venue, and how well?Partly answered
• What should a venue specify and ask for when it buys an assistive listening system?Partly answered

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