A hearing caller who needs to get in touch with a TTY user, yet does not possess a TTY of his own can use a 'relay' operator to make his or her call. The caller simply contacts this special operator, who will use a TTY to call the party that the hearing person is trying to reach. This operator acts as an interpreter for the two parties. Over the phone, the hearing person will relay his message to the operator. In turn, the operator will type the message into a TTY and send it to the TTY user.
Some abbreviations are more common than others.
Those which are universal are marked with an asterisk. Completing all messages and getting ready to hang up. All rights reserved. The information contained in this web site is for informational purposes only. Individual concerns about hearing and hearing loss should be directed towards your physician.