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IEC 60118-4:2006 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 4: Induction loop systems for hearing aid purposes - Magnetic field strength

From https://assistivelisteningknowledgebase.org/evidence/iec-60118-4-2006/ · record checked 13 October 2026

  • IEC TC 29
  • International Electrotechnical Commission

Standards body (International Electrotechnical Commission)

Summary

The second edition of the hearing-loop system standard, covering field strength, frequency response and measurement.

Key findings

  • The catalogue dates edition 2.0 to 27 October 2006 and records its withdrawal on 11 December 2014.
  • The abstract describes magnetic field-strength requirements for sufficient signal relative to noise without hearing-aid overload, minimum frequency response for intelligibility, measurement methods and information for operators and users.

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IEC TC 29. IEC 60118-4:2006 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 4: Induction loop systems for hearing aid purposes - Magnetic field strength. International Electrotechnical Commission. 27 October 2006. https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/13427 (accessed 13 October 2026).

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