Beltone Hearing Intruments; General Precautions - Beltone LND1776-DW Instructions For Use Manual

Important notice for prospective sound generator users
A tinnitus masker is an electronic device intended to generate noise of suffi cient intensity and bandwidth to
mask internal noises. It is also used as an aid in hearing external noises and speech.
Good health practice requires that a person with a tinnitus condition have a medical evaluation by a licensed
physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before using a sound generator.
Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referred to as otolaryngologists, otolo-
gists or otorhinolaryngologists.
The purpose of medical evaluation is to assure that all medically treatable conditions that may affect tinnitus
are identifi ed and treated before the sound generator instrument is used.
The sound generator instrument is a tool to generate sounds to be used with appropriate counselling and/
or in a tinnitus management programme to relieve patients suffering from tinnitus.
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General precautions

• Wearing an instrument might cause an increased production of earwax. In rare cases, the anti-allergenic
materials may cause skin irritation. If so, or if in doubt, consult your physician or ENT.
• For use of wireless functionality, only use Beltone Direct Line accessories. For further guidance, please
refer to the User Guide of the relevant Beltone Direct Line accessory.
• Only connect Beltone hearing instruments to Beltone accessories intended and qualifi ed to be used with
Beltone hearing instruments.
• Only use original Beltone consumables, e.g. tubes and domes.
• Never attempt to modify the shape of the hearing instrument, earmolds, or tubing yourself.
• When wireless function is activated, the device uses low-powered digitally coded transmissions in order
to communicate with other wireless devices. Although unlikely, nearby electronic devices may be af-
fected. In that case, move the hearing instrument away from the affected electronic device.
• When using wireless functionality and the devices are affected by electromagnetic interference, move
away from the source.
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