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Clearly Hearing SmartAid User Manual

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  • Page 1 Clear Hearing Delivered To Your Door From Hearing Care Experts User Guide SmartAid and SmartAid Digital BTE Hearing Aids www.clearlyhearing.com...
  • Page 2 Thank You for choosing Clearly Hearing on your journey to a life of Better Hearing! We have put great care and attention into making sure that your hearing aids are of the highest quality and that they are easy to use and maintain.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content The Parts of Your Hearing Aids……..….…4-5 General Introduction………..………..……6 Operating Principles……………..………..7 Technical Specifications……………..……...7 Changing Battery……….…………..….8-9 Turning your Hearing Aids ON/OFF………..10 Attaching EarTube and EarBud.......11-12 Placing the Hearing Aids On the Ear…..…..12 Removing the Hearing Aids………..……..…...12 Memory Button………………………………..14 Volume Control……….. ………………….…..15 Fine tuning (for manually controlled digital BTE..16 Telephone Use…………….……….…………..18 Hearing Aids Care...

  • Page 4: The Parts Of Your Hearing Aids

    The Parts of your SmartAid Analog BTE a) Earhook b) Volume Control c) Battery Door d) Shell e) Trimmer f ) S w i t c h ( N o t Available) g) Programming Cover Back Printing: h) Logo i) Model No.
  • Page 5 The Parts of your SmartAid Digital Digital BTE a) Memory Button b) Shell c) Microphone d) Volume Control e) Earhook f) Battery Door...

  • Page 6: General Introduction

    General Introduction Usage Hearing Aids are sound-amplifying devices intended to compensate for the hearing impaired. Operating Condition: Temperature：0—40℃， Humidity：0— 80﹪， Voltage：1.2—1.4V. Impact on the Environment Return them to your hearing aids specialist for proper, environmentally conscious disposal. Safety Do not throw the dead batteries into fire to cause any explosion! Keep batteries away from children! Batteries must not be swallowed.

  • Page 7: Operating Principles

    Operating Principles Hearing aids pick up signals through the microphones and then convent them to either digital or electrical signals depending on the type of the hearing aids; then the signals picked up by the hearing aids are amplified. When the signals are amplified, the sounds that are then passed on to users are also amplified.

  • Page 8: Changing Battery

    Changing Battery Before inserting new batteries into your hearing aids, remember to remove the adhesive tab. Do not use battery on which there is a sticky residue from the tab or other unwanted substance as this can block the battery air holes. Push the nail grip downwards to swing open the battery drawer.
  • Page 9 When inserting batteries, make sure to hold the hearing aids over a table or a carpet to make it easier to find a dropped hearing aids or battery. Exhausted batteries: If you hear two rapid beep- tones while wearing your hearing aids, it is an indication that you should exchange the battery as soon as possible.

  • Page 10: Turning Your Hearing Aids On/Off

    Never leave an exhausted battery in the hearing aids. Exhausted batteries may leak, which could damage your hearing aids. Turning your Hearing Aids ON/OFF Your hearing aids are equipped with an on/off switch that is integrated into the battery compartment, which functions: ON, When the battery door is fully closed.

  • Page 11: Attaching Eartube And Earbud

    Attaching EarTube First cut an EarTube to the right size. The EarTube needs to be pushed over the ear hook of the hearing aid so that it attaches securely.

  • Page 12: Placing The Hearing Aids On The Ear

    Select an EarBud that fits your ear canal comfortably, if your hearing aid whistles select a larger earbud or reduce the volume. You can also order a custom EarMold from a local hearing clinic and attach it to your new hearing aid.
  • Page 13 Placing the Hearing Aids On the Ear Place the hearing aid behind your ear, then insert the ear mold in the ear canal while holding the lower part of the tubing. It may also be helpful to gently pull the outer ear backwards and upwards with the opposite hand.

  • Page 14: Memory Button

    6. Memory Button (SmartAid Digital BTE only) Your hearing aids come preset with three unique programs. Program 1: Meant for hearing in quiet places. Program 2: Meant for hearing in noisy places. Program 3: Telecoil Mode; meant for hearing on telephone and in public places that are wired to work through a hearing aids telecoil.

  • Page 15: Volume Control

    7. Volume Control SmartAid: Rotate the volume control knob upwards to raise the volume, and downwards to lower the volume. The knob indication value is from 1, indicating minimum volume, to 4, indicating maximum volume. Note: Please avoid prolonged use at uncomfortably loud environment—it might damage your hearing.
  • Page 16 SmartAid Digital BTE Press the top button to turn the hearing aid louder and turn the bottom button to turn the hearing aid quieter. Each time the battery door is opened and closed the hearing aid restarts on at the middle volume...

  • Page 17: Fine Tuning

    Fine tuning ( for SmartAid BTE) SmartAid has a screwdriver control hidden under a small panel on the back of the hearing aid. You can adjust the pitch and volume of the hearing aid by rotating this knob. LC (Low-frequency Control): Spin with a screwdriver CLOCKWISE to lower LC, and counter CLOCKWISE to increase LC.

  • Page 18: Telephone Use

    After phone call, do not forget to switch to the microphone mode for normal speech listening. Telecoil Mode is Program 3 and is only available on SmartAid Digital BTE.

  • Page 19: In Case Of Malfunction

    In Case of Malfunction Should your hearing aids be completely or periodically dead, try the following before consulting your hearing healthcare professional:  Make sure the hearing aids are switched on.  Disconnect the tubing with the earmould from the hook of the hearing aids and check if there is moisture in the tubing.

  • Page 20: Daily Cleaning

    Daily Cleaning 1.The Earmould Earwax accumulates on your earmould. This can lead to inflammation in your auditory canal if the aids are not cleaned regularly. Make sure your earmould is clean and free of earwax. If it is plugged, clear the opening with the removing tool (screwdriver, brush, etc.).
  • Page 21 2. The Hearing Aids Never wash your hearing aid with water, cleaning solutions or other liquids. Instead, clean your hearing aids with a dry soft cloth after use. Try to perform all cleaning above a soft cloth or towel on a desk or table to keep the aids from potentially damaging falls to hard surfaces if you drop it.

  • Page 22: Helpful Hints

    Helpful Hints 1. Periodic Inspection Bring your hearing aids regularly to your hearing aids specialist, on the schedule that he or she recommends to have the accessories changed or the device checked. 2. Moisture-proof Place it in a “Dri-Aids kit” to draw damaging moisture out of the aids overnight.
  • Page 23 surfaces. 5. Others Do not wear your hearing aids during x-ray, MR scans, CT scans, short-wave diathermy, or similar radiation treatments. Please use special battery for hearing aids. Switch your hearing aids off when they are not in use. Should you not use them for a day or more, take out the battery to avoid battery leakage.

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting Guide

    Troubleshooting Guide If there is any other problem not mentioned in this guide, or should questions arise, please contact us for support.

  • Page 25: Enjoy With 'Plan

    Enjoy with ‘Plan’ Hearing aids reproduce an abundance of sounds which frequently haven’t been experienced for many years. Every person reacts differently the first time he or she wears hearing aids. The familiarization phase therefore differs from person to person. Below is a rehabilitation plan for first time users or those using new hearing aids.
  • Page 26 Enjoy with ‘Plan’ The Fourth Week You may prepare for travelling to another city, go to supermarket, restaurant, participate in music concert or watch video. You can do whatever you like! Then you may find many enjoyments in life with clear hearing again. In a few weeks, you will probably be able to use your aids all day without fatigue or tension, and you are likely to “forgetting”...
  • Page 27 Thank you for choosing Clearly Hearing on your journey to a life of better Hearing. Refer to our website for: Troubleshooting I FAQ’s I Repairs Warranty I Re-Programming I Exchange & Refund Policies I Purchasing Hearing Aid Batteries, Replacement Ear Tubes and Ear Buds.
  • Page 28 life of BETTER hearing.

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