Hearing in a Box HB-100 User Manual

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Page 1 HB-100 Hearing Aid User’s Manual...
Page 2 Congratulations on taking this important step towards better hearing! This User Guide will help you get the most out of your HB-100 hearing aid. Included are important instructions for initial program selection, feedback management training and daily use.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Manufacturer’s Warranties and Service ..27 Warnings ............29 Other Information..........34 Customer Help Hotline If at any time you need assistance with Hearing in a Box products, please contact us at (888) 347-7746. Hotline is open Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 6:00pm (CST).
Page 4: What's In The Box
What’s in the Box Tips Open Fit Closed Dome...
Page 5: Hearing Aid Components Illustration
Hearing Aid Components Description HB-100 Hearing Aid Microphones Link Control Button Battery Door Speaker...
Page 6: Initial Set-Up Instructions
Tutorials tab. Battery Insertion and Removal Your HB-100 hearing aid requires a Zinc-Air #10 battery. The battery door is located at the bottom of the hearing aid. To open, place your fingernail in the notch and with a gentle down- ward motion, your hearing aid battery door should become ajar.
Page 7 The battery should sit open to the air for approxi- mately two minutes, in order to activate. After two minutes you can close the door and the hearing aid is ready to wear. To close the battery door, gently push the door closed with the end of your thumb.
Page 8 Important tips: • Do not use force when opening or closing your battery door. • Use only #10 Zinc-air batteries. • When the hearing aid is not in use, leave the battery door open, to shut off the aid. • Never take the tab off the battery until you are ready to use it.
Page 9: Inserting Hearing Aid In Your Ear
For a video tutorial on Inserting Hearing Aid, please go to www.hearinginabox.com and look in the Tutorials tab. Inserting Hearing Aid In Your Ear • Check to see if tip is firmly attached to speaker. If not, do not insert the aid in your ear. •...
Page 10 Step One Place the hearing aid shell over your ear, allowing the link to naturally coil over your ear (Figure D). Figure D Warnings: • Do not insert the hearing aid if you think you may have a foreign object in the ear canal. •...
Page 11 Step Two Hold the speaker shell portion of the hearing aid you will be inserting into your ear. Most people use their right hand to insert their right hearing aid and left hand to insert their left hearing aid. Guide the tip and speaker shell into your ear canal.
Page 12: Removing Hearing Aid
• Pull tip and speaker shell straight out of the ear by grasping the speaker shell. Do not twist it out of the ear. • Hearing In A Box tips are designed to be securely attached to the speaker shell while inserting and...
Page 13: Program Selection
Program Selection For a video tutorial on Program Selection, please go to www.hearinginabox.com and look in the Tutorials tab. 1000 10000 Your hearing aid has been preconfigured with four Frequency (Hz) individual programs. Most people experience greater hearing loss at the higher frequencies, between Full on gain with 50 dB SPL Input 1,000Hz and 8,000Hz, where critical speech sounds HFA-FOG:...
Page 14 Changing the Program Your hearing aid comes already set at Program 2, as the factory default. Should you require greater amplification, you may choose from Program 3 or Program 4. For less amplification, try Program 1 Your hearing aid comes already set at Program 2 with an Open Dome Tip.
Page 15 Note: Should you hold the control button down for 2 seconds or longer the hearing aid will return to the factory default (Program 2) and emit a low frequency beep.
Page 16: Low Battery Warning
Low Battery Warning When your battery runs down, the hearing aid will emit four tones of descending pitch and say “Low Battery”. You should replace your battery within a half hour of this warning. Caring For Your Hearing Aids Your hearing aids are sophisticated electronic devices.
Page 17 • Insert and remove your hearing aids over a soft surface in case they drop, as they are sensitive to bumps and shocks. • Do not immerse your hearing aids in water. Do not shower or swim with your hearing aids. •...
Page 18 • Wipe the outside surface with a soft cloth or tissue frequently. • Keep the hearing aids in a safe place, out of the reach of pets and small children. • Do not attempt to clean your hearing aids with alcohol or other cleaning agents.
Page 19 Tips General Information • When replacing tips, avoid getting wax into the hearing aid speaker opening. • Do not apply any lotions or oils to your ears while using the tips. For Open Fit and Closed Dome Tip Use • It is recommended to clean your Open Fit or Closed Dome Tips regularly by using a hearing aid brush daily to remove wax from the tip.
Page 20: Tip Selection Guide
Tip Selection Guide Your Kit includes both Open Fit and Closed Dome tips in a variety of sizes, so you can select the type and size that best fits your individual needs. Your aid comes with an Open Fit Tip already attached to your link. Open Fit Tip –...
Page 21 Changing Tips For a video tutorial on Changing the tips, please go to www.hearinginabox.com and look in the Tutorials tab. Step One Your hearing aid comes with the Open Fit Tip already attached. To remove the tip currently affixed to your hearing aid, as seen in Figure A, hold the speaker shell securely between your index finger and thumb and grasp the tip, giving it a quarter turn/twist (Arrow 1) while...
Page 22 Changing Tips (Continued) Step Two To place a new tip onto your hearing aid, once again hold the speaker shell with your index finger and thumb, while holding the new tip with your other hand (Figure A). Do not try to push the new tip onto the speaker shell.
Page 23 Changing Tips (Continued) Step Three With gentle pressure, rotate the tip onto the speaker shell (Figure C) until the tip ring is securely attached to the speaker shell with no visible gaps. Figure C Open Fit Closed Dome...
Page 24 • Never insert a “Hearing In A Box” aid into your ear without a tip attached to the hearing aid speaker shell. Managing feedback (squealing) Because of the proximity of the microphones and the receiver, it is possible that you will encounter feedback, particularly when using an Open Fit tip.
Page 25: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting When troubleshooting, first manually open and then close the battery door, to reset the device. See chart below if symptoms persist after manual reset. Symptom Symptom No Sound Not Loud Enough Possible Problem Possible Problem • Battery is low/dead •...
Page 26: Technical Specifications
Hearing In A Box - HB-100 Technical Specs Technical Specifications 2 CC Coupler Data ANSI S3.22-2003 Output Sound Pressure Level Equivalent Input Noise Level Full on gain with 90 dB SPL Input 21 dB SPL Maximum: 107 dB SPL 112 dB SPL...
Page 27: Manufacturer's Warranties And Service
Unauthorized service on a Covered Product will void the warranty, and Hearing In A Box makes no repre- sentation that a Covered Product may be repaired following unauthorized service. Hearing In A Box may, at its sole discretion, repair or replace your Covered Product with a new, used or rebuilt product of the same or better model.
Page 28 MUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HEARING IN A BOX DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, EVEN IF HEARING IN A BOX WAS AWARE OF THE RISK OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF SUCH REMEDY.
Page 29: Warnings
Warnings 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:...
Page 30 Warnings Important Notice For Prospective Hearing Aid Users Good health practice requires that a person with a hear- ing loss have a medical evaluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing aid. Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referred to as otolaryngologists, otologists or otorhinolaryngologists.
Page 31 Warnings Federal law restricts the sale of hearing aids to those indi- viduals who have not obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed physician. Federal law permits a fully informed adult to sign a waiver statement declining the medical eval- uation for religious or personal beliefs that preclude con- sultation with a physician.
Page 32 • Hearing aids should be used only as directed and adjusted by your trained Hearing In A Box Hearing Consultant. • A hearing aid may stop functioning, e.g., if the battery goes dead.
Page 33 • THE USE OF A HEARING AID IS ONLY PART OF HEARING HABILITATION AND MAY NEED TO BE SUPPLEMENTED BY AUDITORY TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IN LIP READING. • TAMPERING WITH ANY HEARING IN A BOX PRODUCTS MAY RESULT IN THE WARRANTY BECOMING NULL AND VOID.
Page 34: Other Information
(888) 277-5806 HearingInABox.com Customer Help Hotline If at any time you need assistance with Hearing In A Box products, please contact us at (888) 347-7746. Hotline is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm (CST). Hearing In A Box and the Hearing In A Box logo are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of SRF, Inc.
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