Which table mic with which hearing aids?
Until the new Bluetooth LE Audio becomes mainstream, you cannot use Bluetooth or “Roger signal” with a looped venue or to interface with FM or Infrared receivers. For now, you need both BT and t-coil.
Personally I think Oticon is at least as good as Phonak and costs less, but you need to get microphones in front of your students and Phonak allows you to network mics.
You’re not wrong.
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I made two attempts earlier to post a video link about the Starkey Table Mic. Hopefully successful this time.
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Go with Phonak for everything and consider getting Type 2 receivers. That opens up the entire system without compatibility issues. Thinking ahead not just right now. Contact Phonak educational support.
They also offer the EasyGain option within the receivers which I really benefit from normally.
That looks identical to the Phonak Connect mic.
Hi, Boris,
I’m a recently retired middle school teacher. In my last year of teaching, my hearing loss became much worse. I requested help from my employer and they recommended the Roger On. They wanted me to have the students pass it around. I researched a lot of options; I think that looping the room would have been the best one, but the district wouldn’t pay for it.
The Roger On was insufficient for my needs. However, since you are in a college level teaching situation, perhaps it would work for you. Kids in middle school interact with one another a lot more, and I needed to hear them all.
Personally, though, I don’t think that even the Roger On is much help. I think that there needs to be improvement in the technology and overall support for people with hearing loss to do their jobs, in general. And, as you may have noticed, I chose to retire rather than to struggle any longer in a bad situation.
(I got Phonak aids when I got the Roger).
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In what type of situation do you use it?
Hello @birdcountry99, it is very sad you may have to retire, due to lack of support from your school or school board! There are many different Roger systems out there, that would greatly enhance a classroom experience, I am thinking along the lines of the Roger Touch Screen, where singular or multiple remote mikes could be used, controlled by you, via the Roger Touch Screen…The likes of, Roger Pass Around the Mic, it is fairly versatile, or Roger Inspiro’s (Older Tech) I picked up 3 of these 2nd hand, and working perfectly for £40 each, in the UK they are still on sale new for approximately £1350 each, the Roger Pass Around cost me £10, from eBay, they normally cost around £400 new… Touch Screen was acquired also from eBay at £350, again in the UK they would cost you new at around £900, you would also need 2 x Roger X (type 2) educational receivers! I think it’s a sad indictment of the apathy towards hearing impaired workers, and generally most governmental departments the world over, talk the talk, but they do not, walk the walk! If it’s going to cost them money, you are on your own! I am sure you are very valued by your young middle school kids, and fellow teacher’s alike, in my book, there is no substitute for experience… Especially in teaching! I am not suggesting you buy your own Roger equipment, but it is an option you could possibly pursue if you have the wherewithal, and eBay is your friend if finances are limited? Perhaps the school has a “parent association”, and if they were aware you might be retiring, just because, you need “fit for purpose” ALD’s, they might be willing to do some fundraising, you will never know, unless folks are aware of your predicament! Anyway, good luck, and hopefully you will not be forced to retire, where there is a will, there is usually a way… Cheers Kev 
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Hi, Kev,
Thanks so much for your kind suggestions! I have already retired as of June, but I agree that it was sad to leave the kids!
I was about to retire because I was 65 last year, so it made sense.
In appreciation,
Katy
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Apologies @birdcountry99, tis the dyslexic in me, I missed that bit that you had already retired, that’s unfortunate for the kids! But enjoy your retirement, you have earned it! I retired myself last Monday at 66, in many ways it is a blessing… You take care Katy, cheers Kev
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Thanks for the detailed post and your audiogram.
Looking at your audiogram and word understanding I suspect you have not been fit well with previous or current aids.
Have you had testing and updates with your current aids?
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Wow; congratulations on your retirement as well!
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I am curious. How would looping the room have helped? You’d still need mics and a system to send the audio to the loop.
WH
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Yes. Not aware of the technical details, but it was considered.
Well, it should work well for the groups, and for one on one.
It’s designed for smaller groups so it wouldn’t be my choice for church or movie theaters.
I hope this helps!
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I use the media cable on the roger on with the fm receivers at my church to hear better when someone is speaking. For music, I use a music program through the HA mics. So I’m swapping back and forth.
WH
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Actually, I retired from a 45 year IT consulting career.
I’m now a full-time college professor. That’s why I’m so focused on word recognition and ALD’s.
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I have quite a few Roger ALD’s @BorisBleu… Mainly because of my profound/severe hearing loss, but also I love gadgets, and anything technical… Now that I have just retired, I probably don’t need all these Roger devices, but it’s nice to give a definitive answer (If I can) when someone on the forum asks about a particular Roger ALD… I am by no means an expert, just someone with a very keen interest in all things Roger 
“Good Luck” in your endeavours for a better hearing experience Boris, it’s usually down to trial & error, what may be an excellent listening set up for you, might sound terrible to me, but such is the fickle nature of hearing loss, it has to be tailored to each individual, even if 2 folks have similar hearing losses… Cheers Kev
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