EN IEC 60118-13:2020/prAA

Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 13: Requirements and methods of measurement for electromagnetic immunity to mobile digital wireless devices

General information

10.99   New project approved   May 28, 2025

CENELEC

CLC/SR 29 Electroacoustics

European Norm

17.140.50   Electroacoustics | 33.100.20   Immunity

Scope

IEC 60118-13:2019 covers the relevant EMC phenomena for hearing aids. Hearing aid immunity to high frequency fields originating from digital wireless devices such as mobile phones was identified as one of the most relevant EMC phenomena impacting hearing aids.

IEC 60118-13:2019 cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2016 and constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) it introduces a new measurement method and set of EMC requirements for hearing aids immunity to mobile digital wireless devices;

b) generic EMC requirements for hearing aids are no longer included – should be covered by other standards as appropriate.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2017/745

Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC

Life cycle

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EN IEC 60118-13:2020/prAA
10.99 New project approved
May 28, 2025