She wisely went to the school disability support. They actually provided her with a FM device. The student was confused by the difference between and FM and a heairng aid and wondered which would perform better.

FMs are traditionally provided at movies, operas and other events where hearing the talk can be difficult. They are used by people who are not yet using hearing aids (though the probably need t0). The FMs are not custom fit as hearing aids are and generally lack the sophistication of hearing aids. Fms are actually recieving a signal. In many cases the FM can be worn as a sleave around the heairng aid and actually plug into the aid itself. This would likely be the best case scenario for the student discussed above.