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Warning to hearing care professional
A hearing care professional should advise a prospective user to consult promptly with a licensed physi-
cian (preferably an ear specialist) before setting the instrument if the hearing care professional determines
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through inquiry, actual observation, or review of any other avail able information concerning the prospective
user that the prospective user has any of the following conditions:
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(i)
visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear;
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(ii)
history of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days;
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(iii)
history of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days;
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acute or chronic dizziness;
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(v)
unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days;
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(vi)
audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15dB at 500 Hz (hertz), 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz;
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(vii)
visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal;
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(viii)
pain or discomfort in the ear.
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