Interton Stage ITC User Manual page 14

Replace wax guard 'Sentry'
Hearing instruments of types ITC or ITE instrument are usually equipped with wax guards
called "Sentry". Please verify this with your hearing care practitioner.
Sentry wax guards are available in a small plastic box, containing red guards, blue guards,
and a dedicated tool for changing them. Use red wax guards for right instruments and
blue guards for left instruments.
The wax guard insertion tool has two different ends: A and B.
End A is used to screw and unscrew wax guards; end B is used to
tighten the guard in the instrument.
• Remove the wax guard from your hearing instrument using
end A. Press the end firmly onto the wax guard and unscrew
it. Turn counter clockwise.
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• Pick up a new wax guard from the box. Press end A firmly
onto the new wax guard and unscrew it from the box. Turn
counter clockwise.
• Insert the wax guard into the sound outlet of the hearing
B
instrument. Screw the guard into the hearing instrument.
Turn clockwise.
A
• Use the other end (B) of the tool to tighten (gently) the wax
guard in the hearing instrument.
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