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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), 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz.
• Visible evidence of significant
cerumen accumulation or a
foreign body in the ear canal.
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