Fox Valley Hearing Loop, LLC is located in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin and is owned by Juliette Sterkens and LeRoy Maxfield. Dr. Juliette Sterkens has practiced as an
audiologist in the Fox Valley since 1983.
Dr. Sterkens was named the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
Hearing Loop Advocate and she travels around the country to increase awareness
about hearing loss, and the need for an increase in the use of hearing loops to
improve hearing accessibility. A hearing
loop, also known as an Induction or Audio Loop, provides a magnetic, wireless
signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to “T” (Telecoil)
setting. The loop systems consists of a
microphone to pick up the spoken word; an amplifier which processes the signal
which is then sent through the final piece; the induction loop, a wire placed
around the perimeter of a room to act as an antenna that radiates the magnetic
signal to the hearing aid. The purpose
of a hearing loop helps persons who use hearing aids that are equipped with
T-coils hear sounds from a PA system directly and clearly in the hearing aids,
because it reduces or cuts out background noise. There are several locations that have hearing
loop installations in Wisconsin. Here is
a list of them in the Appleton area:
All
Saints Episcopal Church
Appleton
Public Library
Audiology
& Hearing Services
Dr.
Mike Thelen
First
Congregational Church
First
English Lutheran Church of Appleton
First
United Methodist Church
Fox
Cities Performing Arts Center
•
Kimberly Clark Theater
•
Thrivent Hall
•
Ticket Window in lobby
Fox
Valley Unitarian Universalist
Fox
Valley Luth.High School auditorium
Heritage
& Peabody Senior Communities
Memorial
Presbyterian Church
Prince
of Peace Lutheran Church
Sacred
Heart Catholic Church & Chapel
St
Bernadette Catholic Church
St
John’s Lutheran Church
St
Fidelis Friary
St
Mary Catholic Church & Community Room
St
Matthew Lutheran Church
St
Pius Catholic Church
Thompson
Community Center
Zounds
Hearing Aids Office
If you would like more information
regarding hearing loops you can visit the website at loopwisconsin.com or
hearingloop.org or hearingloss.org.
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