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• Instruments should be used only as prescribed by your hearing care professional. Incorrect use may
result in sudden and permanent hearing loss.
• Turn off your wireless functionality by using flight mode in areas where radio frequency emissions are
prohibited.
• Be careful when boarding flights to deactivate the wireless functionality.
• If the device is broken, DO NOT USE IT.
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Hearing instrument expectations
A hearing instrument will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing impairment re-
sulting from organic conditions. Consistent use of the hearing instrument is recommended. In most cases,
infrequent use does not permit you to attain full benefit from it.
The use of a hearing instrument is only part of hearing rehabilitation and may need to be supplemented by
auditory training and instructions in lip-reading.
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Warning to hearing aid dispensers (US Only)
A hearing aid dispenser should advise a prospective hearing aid user to consult promptly with a licensed
physician (preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing aid if the hearing aid dispenser de-
termines through inquiry, actual observation, or review of any other available information concerning the
prospective user, that the prospective user has any of the following conditions:
(i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear.
(ii) History of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days.
(iii) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days.
(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness.
(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 decibels at 500 hertz (Hz),
1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz.
(vii) Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
Important notice for prospective hearing aid users (US Only)
Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing loss have a medical evaluation by a licensed
physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing aid. Li-
censed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referred to as otolaryngologists, otologists
or otorhinolaryngologists. The purpose of medical evaluation is to assure that all medically treatable condi-
tions that may affect hearing are identified and treated before the hearing aid is purchased.
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