This booklet covers: Behind-the-Ear Name: Date: Important notice Please familiarise yourself with the entire contents of this booklet before using your hearing instruments. It contains various statements, safety instructions and important information about the use and handling of your hearing instruments and batteries.
Congratulations on your digital hearing instruments. Contents They represent some of the most advanced technology About your GO hearing instruments currently available in hearing care. Carefully follow these instructions when using and maintaining them. Behind-the-Ear They will help you fully realise their benefits and On/Off ensure their continued high performance.
About your GO hearing Behind-the-Ear instruments Your GO hearing instruments use advanced digital technology. They are fully automatic, capable of adjusting the volume in the instrument in milliseconds. Your hearing instruments: Behind-the-Ear Behind-the-Ear w/ volume control Behind-the-Ear Power 1 Battery drawer and ON/OFF switch...
On/Off Putting on your hearing instrument Turn on your hearing instrument • Switch off the hearing by closing the battery drawer instrument by opening completely. Turn off your hearing the battery door. instrument by opening the battery drawer slightly until a click is felt. •...
Push-button T elecoil Your hearing instruments have a push-button. In The telecoil will pick up signals from built-in loop the table below, your hearing care professional has systems and from telephones. Use the telecoil when indicated the functionality of your push-button. you are in a building with a loop system installed and It may activate the telecoil or the programs.
Battery replacement Disposal: • Check with your hearing care professional about A worn-down battery should be arrangements for battery disposal. They may have removed immediately. When a system for disposing of them. battery power is low, you may hear a series of short beeps. This •...
Tamper-resistant battery drawer FM/DAI - Shoe (optional) An FM receiver enables the hearing instrument to This is strongly receive signals directly from an external wireless FM recommended for infants, transmitter. small children, and people with learning difficulties. Mounting of FM To use an FM receiver start by clicking Instructions: To open the battery compartment, the FM shoe onto the instrument.
Daily care of your hearing • Rinse with water. instruments • Dry the earmould. When handling a hearing instrument, keep it over a soft surface to avoid damage if you drop it. • Any water drops inside the earmould or tubing should be Before retiring for the night: blown out.
Avoiding heat, humidity and chemicals Using your hearing instruments Your hearing instruments must never be exposed to It takes time to adjust to a new hearing instrument. extreme heat e.g. left inside a parked car in the sun or How long this adjustment takes differs from person to dried in microwave ovens.
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2. Conversation with another person 5.T elecoil use in church, theatre, or cinema Sit with someone else in a quiet room. Face each An increasing number of churches, theatres and other so you can read facial expressions easily. You public buildings have assistive listening devices might experience new speech sounds, which can installed, usually induction loops.
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Use your hearing instruments all day long Mobile phones The best way to ensure better hearing is to practice Your hearing instruments are designed to comply listening until you can wear your hearing instruments with the most stringent Standards of International comfortably all day.
Common problems and their solutions Effect Cause Solution Squealing Ear wax accumulated in ear canal Have ear canal examined by your doctor noise Hearing instrument inserted Reinsert hearing instrument (pg. 9) improperly No sound Clogged sound outlet Clean sound outlet (pg.
International Warranty Oticon Warranty Certificate Oticon hearing instruments are covered by a limited warranty issued by the manufacturer for a period of Name of Owner: 12 months from the date of delivery. This limited warranty covers manufacturing and material defects...
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Warnings Hearing instruments and batteries can be dangerous if swallowed or used improperly. Such actions can result in severe injury, permanent hearing loss, or can even be fatal. You should familiarize yourself fully with the following general warnings and the entire contents of this booklet before using your hearing instruments.
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Batteries of low quality may leak could be swallowed by accident. and cause bodily harm. • Most Oticon hearing instruments can be supplied • Never attempt to recharge your batteries. They may with a tamper-resistant battery compartment upon explode and cause serious injury.
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Possible side effects • Hearing instruments may cause an accelerated accumulation of cerumen (ear wax). • The otherwise non-allergenic materials used in hearing instruments may in rare cases cause a skin irritation. Consult a doctor if you experience any of these side effects.
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