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Interton Stage ITC User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE Digital trimmer-controlled In-the-Ear hearing instrument...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    You General warnings 28-29 will enjoy more benefits from your Interton hearing system by wearing the system regularly in order to get comfortable with using it. Solving small problems...
  • Page 3 wax guard wax guard microphone opening microphone opening trimmer trimmer battery door program button (optional) battery door pull out cord vent (optional) pull out cord CIC HPG-P Hearing Instrument MC HPG-P Hearing Instrument...
  • Page 4 wax guard wax guard trimmers trimmers program button (optional) microphone opening microphone opening battery door program button (optional) battery door volume wheel (optional) volume wheel (optional) vent (optional) ITC/ITC HPG-P Hearing Instrument ITE HPG-P Hearing Instrument...

  • Page 5: Switching On And Off

    Switching on and off Changing batteries. Off-open Your hearing instrument is switched off by opening the battery When the hearing instrument generates a warning signal it’s door. advisable to change your battery as soon as possible. The sig- nal will continue as long as the battery is not changed or unless Switch your instrument on by closing the battery door.
  • Page 6 Remove the protective seal from the fresh battery and insert Warnings it in the battery door, with the plus side facing up. You will re- • Keep batteries away from children and mentally challenged persons. cognize the plus side of the battery because marked with a +. • Batteries can be harmful if swallowed. If you do, seek medical attention immedia- Check whether the + symbols on the battery and on the battery tely.

  • Page 7: Inserting And Removing The Instrument

    Inserting and removing the instrument • When correctly positioned switch on your instrument by closing the battery door. • You can as well insert the hearing instrument while in the on position. However you Inserting might experience some feedback (whistling) during the operation. • The insertion process varies with the shape of your ear canal. A fairly straight ear canal allows easy insertion. Howe- Removing your instrument ver, some ear canals have sharper curves and may require • Using your thumb and index finger gently pull the hearing more care.

  • Page 8: Recognising Left And Right Instrument

    Recognising left and right instruments Setting the volume on STAGE (optional) Your hearing instrument is custom-made to fit your ear. Therefore, right and left instru- Your instrument has an optional volume control. Your hear- ments differ in shape. ing instrument practioner will have chosen an optimal volume setting for you and explain at what level that is.

  • Page 9: Program Button (Optional)

    Program button (optional) When you close the battery door and switch the instrument on it will start in program Your hearing instrument can be equipped with three different 1, confirmed by one single beep. listening programs. Each program will have the most suitable Press the program button if you want to move to a different listening program.

  • Page 10: T-Program (Optional)

    T-program (optional) Using the telephone - ITC/ITC HPG and ITE HPG • Switch your instrument to the telecoil program. Your ITC instrument or ITE instrument may have a built in function, the telecoil, • Hold your telephone handset behind your ear, close to the enabling in many cases an improved use of the telephone and better hearing in hearing instrument (1 inch, or 2-3 cm.) and slightly tilt the those churches or halls where an induction loop system is installed.

  • Page 11: Hearing Through An Induction Loop

    Hearing through an induction loop Maintenance and cleaning More and more public places, churches, theatres and cinemas, have induction loop sy- Earwax (cerumen) will accumulate on your hearing instrument during use. If earwax en- stems. In these particular rooms, they transmit, wirelessly, the sound of the presenter or ters the instrument it can damage it.
  • Page 12 Replace the wax guard every two weeks or sooner, depending on earwax accumulation. • Insert the vent-cleaning tool – plastic line with handle – into Interton uses two different wax guard systems, depending on the size and type of the the vent. Push the cleaning line completely through the hearing instrument. They are described on the following pages.
  • Page 13 Replace wax guard ‘Sentry II’ • Insert the wax guard into the sound outlet of the hearing Hearing instruments of type CIC or MC instrument are usually equipped with a wax guard instrument. called ”Sentry II”. Please verify this with your hearing care practitioner. Sentry II wax guards are available in a set, containing red guards, blue guards, and a dedicated tool for changing them.
  • Page 14 Replace wax guard ‘Sentry’ • Pick up a new wax guard from the box. Press end A firmly Hearing instruments of types ITC or ITE instrument are usually equipped with wax guards onto the new wax guard and unscrew it from the box. Turn called ”Sentry”. Please verify this with your hearing care practitioner. counter clockwise.

  • Page 15: General Warnings

    Storing your instrument • Remove your instrument when applying cosmetics, e.g. perfume, aftershave, hair When you are not using your instrument, keep or transport it in the box supplied. spray, suntan lotion. Leave the battery door open. Keep your instrument in a dry place, not in a bathroom • Hearing instruments should be used only as prescribed by your hearing care practi- or other humidplace. Alternatively, you could store the instrument in a desiccator from tioner. Incorrect use may result in sudden and permanent hearing loss. your hearing care practitioner.

  • Page 16: Solving Small Problems

    Solving small problems Your Interton instrument is a reliable one. In case of minor problems or malfunctions, you may be able to solve them yourself. SYMPTOM CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Feedback, • Is your instrument inserted correctly? • Put it in again ’whistling’ • Is the volume very loud? • Reduce it • Are you holding your hand or an object (e.g. a hat) too • Move your hand away or create some more space between...
  • Page 17 SYMPTOM CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Sound is distorted, • Is the battery dead? • Replace it with a new one spluttering or weak • Is the battery dirty? • Clean it or use a new one • Did your instrument get moist? • Use a dissecator Battery drains • Did you leave your hearing instrument • Always switch off the instrument at night very quickly switched on at night? • Is the battery old? • Check the date on the battery packaging...

  • Page 18: Eight Steps Towards Better Hearing

    Eight steps towards better hearing 2. Listen outside; quiet & traffic You need to get used to your new hearing instrument. Sounds seem new and different. Go outside to a quiet place, e.g., the park or woods. Listen to the environmental sounds. That is because you grew accustomed to your diminished hearing.
  • Page 19 5. Get used to conversations in a group 7. Use your telephone Following conversations in a group is often difficult because of the background noise. Often, you can hear the telephone clearly with your hearing instrument in a micro- Listen to the different voices. Try to recognise them by timbre or rhythm and link each phone program.

  • Page 20: Hearing Instrument Identification

    Hearing instrument identification Model received Type Hearing care professional Your hearing care professional place a check mark in the below table to identify the model you have received. ISG233 Model received Type Hearing care professional ISG33-P ISG13-P ISG233-P ISG113-P ISG233-U ISG23-P ISG43-P ISG123-P...

  • Page 21: International Warranty And Service

    International warranty and service Warning to the hearing care practitioner Any digital hearing instrument from Interton has an international warranty. Read more on Special care should be exercised in selecting and fitting a hearing instrument(s) this subject on the warranty card you received with your instrument.

  • Page 22: General Precautions

    • Warning: Do not wear the hearing instrument in mines or other explosive areas, unless those areas are certified for hearing instrument use. Faceplate/Electronics by: Interton A/S. Any issues relating to the EU Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC should be directed...
  • Page 23 HANDED OUT BY: Interton A/S | Lautrupbjerg 7 | DK-2750 Ballerup Denmark | Tel.: +45 45 75 1111 | www.interton.com...

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