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Warning to Hearing Aid Dispensers
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 determines
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:
• Visible congenital or traumatic
deformity of the ear.
• History of active drainage from
the ear within the previous 90
days.
• History of sudden or rapidly
progressive hearing loss within
the previous 90 days.
• Acute or chronic dizziness.
• Pain or discomfort in the ear.
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• Unilateral hearing loss of sudden
or recent onset within the
previous 90 days.
• Audiometric air-bone gap equal
to or greater than 15 decibels at
500 hertz (Hz), 1,000 Hz, and
2,000 Hz.
• Visible evidence of significant
cerumen accumulation or a
foreign body in the ear canal.
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