Assistive Listening Devices
Help for the Moments Hearing Aids Cannot Cover
Assistive listening devices in Mesa, AZ handle the situations amplification alone leaves behind: a television turned up past what the rest of the house can stand, a doorbell nobody answers, an alarm that never wakes you. AFA Balance & Hearing Institute fits personal FM systems, Pocket Talker amplifiers, TV Ears and Sennheiser television systems, room loop systems, and vibrating or flashing alerts for doorbells, phones, and clocks.
Free Amplified Phones for Arizona Residents
Arizona residents with hearing loss can get an amplified telephone at no cost through the Arizona Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program, and we would rather help you with that paperwork than sell you something the state already provides. For everything else, the right answer depends on the room, the distance, and whether your hearing aids have a telecoil. Describe the situation that frustrates you most and we will match a device to it.
Assistive Listening Device FAQs
Common questions about assistive listening devices in Mesa, including television systems, personal amplifiers, alerting devices for the home, and the free amplified phone program in Arizona.
It is any piece of equipment that brings sound closer to your ears than the room allows. A hearing aid amplifies everything around you, including the air conditioner and the traffic outside. An assistive listening device puts a microphone next to the thing you want to hear, whether that is a television, a speaker at the front of a room, or the person across the table, and sends that signal straight to you.
The category covers television systems, personal FM transmitters and receivers, Pocket Talker amplifiers, room loop systems, and alerting equipment that converts sound into light or vibration. Some work alongside hearing aids, and some are used on their own by people who do not wear them.
Usually, yes. Most current hearing aids pair with a small transmitter that plugs into the television and streams audio straight into the devices, which lets everyone else in the room keep the volume where they like it. Older aids with a telecoil can do something similar through a room loop system.
If your hearing aids do not stream, TV Ears and Sennheiser headsets work independently and are simple to operate, which makes them a common choice for spouses who share a living room. Bring your make and model to our Mesa office and we will tell you which route fits, or call (480) 265-8067 and ask.
The Arizona Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program provides amplified telephones, captioned phones, and signaling equipment at no charge to residents with hearing loss who meet the program requirements. Applications ask for basic residency information and certification of hearing loss from a qualified professional.
That certification is something we can complete for you at a regular appointment, and we will point you to the current application if you have not started one. It is worth doing before buying an amplified phone retail, since many patients qualify for equipment they were about to pay for. Ask about it at your next visit to our Baseline Road office.
For most people, no. A Pocket Talker helps at the pharmacy counter and a television system helps at 8:00 in the evening, but neither one follows you through a day of conversations the way hearing aids do. They solve specific problems in specific settings, which is exactly what makes them useful alongside amplification.
There are exceptions. Someone with a very mild loss who struggles only in one situation, or a family caring for a patient who cannot manage hearing aids day to day, may be served well by a device on its own. That call starts with a hearing evaluation so the recommendation rests on measured hearing rather than guesswork.
The AFA Promise to Every Patient
Whether you're here for a balance evaluation, a diagnostic hearing test, or a new set of hearing aids, you'll be cared for by credentialed clinicians using the same equipment that draws physician referrals from across the East Valley. Every new hearing aid fitting also includes a 45-day trial period, so you can wear your devices through real life in Mesa before you commit.
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Answers for Dizziness and Hearing Loss in Mesa
Advanced balance testing and audiology care on Baseline Road, with most referrals seen within days.
Serving Mesa & the East Valley
Audiologist in Mesa, AZ
Our Mesa office on Baseline Road houses the full vestibular battery — rotational chair, posturography, VNG, vHIT, and VEMP — alongside complete diagnostic hearing care.
- Rotational chair and posturography, rare in Arizona
- Doctor of Audiology care at every step
- VA Community Care, Medicare, and AHCCCS accepted
- Referral appointments within days, sometimes same-day
- All major hearing aid brands, verified with Real Ear
- Serving Mesa and the East Valley since 2013
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AFA Balance & Hearing Institute
4838 E. Baseline Road, Suite #126, Mesa, AZ 85206
| Monday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed daily from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
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