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Widex Senso Vita SV-19 User Instructions

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  • Page 1 User’s instructions The Senso Vita Series SV-19 Behind-the-ear...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Help to help yourself ......8 Senso Vita SV-19 ......10 The battery .

  • Page 3: Your New Senso Vita Sv-19

    Both parts are equally important, so we recommend that you read the entire booklet to get full satisfaction of the quality and performance we have built into your new Senso Vita SV-19 hearing aid.

  • Page 4: A World Of New Sounds

    A world of new sounds Becoming a hearing aid user can be an exciting chal- lenge. Your hearing aid does not restore normal hear- ing, but it brings back sounds that you may not have heard or thought about for years - everyday sounds such as a ticking clock, dripping water, the television, the car, footsteps on hard floors, children’s voices, music, doors banging, laughter, tools, machinery, etc.

  • Page 5: Having Something In Your Ear

    Having something in your ear Your ears need to become accustomed to your new hearing aids. If you are a first-time user, you also have to get used to having something in your ear. It is not uncommon to feel a sensation of pressure in the ear for the first few days and your ear canal may feel warm and a bit sore.

  • Page 6: Practice Makes Perfect

    Practice makes perfect It is a good idea to start slowly and wear your hearing aids for just short intermittent periods of time, for ex- ample one or two hours, and first try them in situa- tions with few people and not too much noise. Grad- ually you can use them for longer periods of time and in noisier environments.

  • Page 7: The Road To Better Hearing And A More Active Everyday Life

    The road to better hearing and a more active everyday life Your hearing aids may help you regain the pleasure of communicating with other people and increase your quality of life. So, although it may feel like a big chal- lenge in the beginning, it will be worth the effort.

  • Page 8: Help To Help Yourself

    Most modern hearing aids are designed with a multi- tude of options, settings and features to benefit most hearing aid users. Your Senso Vita SV-19 hearing aid is set individually to your hearing loss and hearing to ensure the best and most comfortable sound repro- duction.
  • Page 9 Make a note of the situations where you are not satis- fied and why. Is the problem related to low frequency, high frequency, weak or loud sounds? Is it all the time or only in specific situations? Try to describe your ex- periences as detailed as possible so that you and your hearing healthcare professional have something to go on when you meet again.

  • Page 10: Senso Vita Sv-19

    1. Microphone openings, where the sound enters the hearing aid. 2. Volume control is available in some Senso Vita SV-19 models. It makes it possible to fine tune the automatically adjusted loudness. 3. Program button, which allows you to choose among different listening programs.

  • Page 11: The Battery

    The battery Battery type The recommended battery type for your Senso Vita SV-19 is: Zinc Air battery type 13 For acquisition of batteries, consult your hearing healthcare professional. Please note the expiration date on the battery pack. To ensure proper battery function, do not use batteries past the expiration date.
  • Page 12 Push the nail grip upwards to swing open the battery drawer. The nail grip is located on the op- posite side of the on/off switch at the bottom of the hearing aid. The plus (+) sign of the battery must face upwards. If the battery drawer does not close easily, the battery is incorrectly inserted.

  • Page 13: Changing The Battery

    Changing the battery If you hear four rapid beep-tones while wearing your hearing aid, it is an indication that the battery is near- ly exhausted. Once the battery is totally exhausted, the hearing aid will be completely silent. Exactly how long the hearing aid will function after the beep- tones varies from one case to another.
  • Page 14 The hearing aid can be provided with a battery drawer lock, if re- quired. This is a particularly good idea if the hearing aid is worn by a child. A special tool for opening the lock will be included when or- dering the lock (see the drawing).

  • Page 15: Turning The Hearing Aid On And Off

    Turning the hearing aid on and off The battery drawer is placed at the bottom of the hearing aid. The battery drawer also func- tions as the on/off switch. The hearing aid is turned on when the switch is pushed up- wards, and off when the switch is pushed downwards.

  • Page 16: Left/Right Identification

    Left/right identification If you wear hearing aids on both ears, your hearing health- care professional can install color markers on your hearing aids so you can easily identify the aid for the left ear (blue) versus the right ear (red ).

  • Page 17: Placing Senso Vita Sv-19 On/In The Ear

    Placing Senso Vita SV-19 on/in the ear Insert a battery in your hearing aid. We recommend that you turn off the hearing aid before placing it on the ear. First insert the earmold in the ear canal while holding the lower part of the tubing. It may also help to pull the outer ear backwards and upwards with the opposite hand.
  • Page 18 Once the earmold has been inserted, you place the hearing aid behind the ear, so that the hook rests comfortably on the ear, close to your head. When the hearing aid is in its correct position, turn on the hear- ing aid.

  • Page 19: Removing Senso Vita Sv-19

    Removing Senso Vita SV-19 First remove the hearing aid from its position behind the ear. Carefully pull the earmold out of the ear ca- nal, while holding the lower part of the tubing. If it is difficult, it may help to try to move the earmold care- fully from side to side while pulling it out.

  • Page 20: Automatic Adjustment Of Loudness

    Senso Vita SV-19 analyzes the surroundings and tailors its sound accordingly. With Senso Vita SV-19 you do not have to think about ad- justing the volume – it happens quite automatically. Senso Vita SV-19 is a powerful hearing aid. Avoid pro- longed use at uncomfortably high sound pressure lev- els –...

  • Page 21: Fine Tuning Loudness

    Fine tuning loudness obtained by keeping the lever pressed for some sec- onds. When you raise the volume, you will hear a beep-tone for each step the volume is raised. When you lower the volume, you will hear a higher beep-tone for each step the volume is lowered.

  • Page 22: Listening Programs

    Listening programs Your Senso Vita SV-19 may be equipped with a num- ber of listening programs optimized for different lis- tening situations. Your hearing healthcare profession- al can help you select the programs that are of use to you and make them available on the hearing aid pro- gram button.

  • Page 23: Listening Programs

    Listening programs: Your Senso Vita SV-19 hearing aid may be provided with up to four different listening programs optimized for different listening situations. You can select the program that is most appropriate for your sound en- vironment. Quiet (the hearing aid microphone picks up sounds from all directions).

  • Page 24: Switching Between The Listening Programs

    beeps tells you which program you are in; one beep- tone for program 1, two beep-tones for program 2, three beep-tones for program 3 and four beep-tones for program 4. Please note that if, for example, you only have 3 programs, program 3 will be followed by program 1 as you switch programs.
  • Page 25 Listening program form Program Chosen programs: Application:...

  • Page 26: Keeping Senso Vita Sv-19 Clean

    Keeping Senso Vita SV-19 clean Cleaning accessories The following accessories are available for your hear- ing aid: 1. Battery magnet to facilitate insertion of the battery into the battery drawer. 2. Wax removing tool for cleaning the relief vent opening.

  • Page 27: The Hearing Aid

    When the hearing aid is not in use, it is a good idea to leave the battery drawer open, so as to ventilate the hearing aid and allow it to dry. The hearing aid Never wash your hearing aid with water, cleaning so- lutions or other liquids.

  • Page 28: The Earmold

    The earmold Make sure that your ear- mold is clean and free of earwax and moisture. If it plugged, opening with a wax re- moving tool. Disconnect the plastic tubing from the hook of the hearing aid at least once a week and wash the earmold in lukewarm water.
  • Page 29 purchased through your hearing healthcare profes- sional to blow it dry. Never use alcohol or other clean- ing solutions to clean your earmold. If your earmold tubing becomes slack, stiff, yellow or cracked, consult with your hearing healthcare profes- sional to have it replaced. If there is still moisture in the earmold the next time you want to use the hear-...

  • Page 30: Caring For Your Hearing Aid

    Caring for your hearing aid With proper care, your hearing aid will give you years of reliable service. Here are some things you can do to prolong the life of your hearing aid: • Switch your hearing aid off when it is not in use. Should you not use it for a day or more, take out the battery to avoid battery leakage.
  • Page 31 • Do not wear your hearing aid during x-ray, MR scans, CT scans, short-wave diathermy, or similar radiation treatments and never place your hearing aid in a microwave oven. These are some of the types of radiation that can damage your hearing aid.

  • Page 32: Good Advice

    Good advice • You may notice increased accumulation of earwax with hearing aid use. Contact your ENT doctor/ physician if you suspect that a plug of earwax has accumulated in your ear. Earwax may not only re- duce your own hearing but also the effect of the hearing aid considerably.
  • Page 33 • Please be aware that the use of any type of hear- ing aid/earmold may involve a slightly increased risk of infection in the ear canal. An infection can arise as a result of inadequate ventilation of the ear or scratches in the ear canal caused by the hearing aid/earmold.

  • Page 34: Accessories

    Accessories Audio input Your Senso Vita SV-19 hearing aid can be furnished with an audio shoe. This allows direct connection to dif- ferent kinds of accessories (radio, TV, FM systems and BiCROS). from the external audio equipment and the sound from the hearing aid microphone.
  • Page 35 Important: If the hearing aid is connected to an ac- cessory requiring use of a power outlet, the accessory unit must conform with the safety requirements stat- ed in the international standard IEC 65. Do not connect the hearing aid to sockets that are la- belled with one or more of the following symbols: For more information on the use of audio input, con- sult the hearing healthcare professional where you re-...
  • Page 36 (with a microphone) and a receiver which attaches to the au- dio input boot of the Senso Vita SV-19. The use of the FM system gives you the ability to hear clearly at a distance up to 45 feet. Both...
  • Page 37 Please review the instruction manual of the FM system or consult with your hearing healthcare provider for the proper operation of the FM unit switch. For more information regarding the use of FM sys- tems with your Senso Vita SV-19, consult your hear- ing healthcare professional.

  • Page 38: In Case Of Malfunction

    In case of malfunction The following pages include some quick advice to follow if you experience problems. Before contacting your hearing healthcare professional, please follow the advice below: If the hearing aid is dead, it could be because: • The instrument is not turned on. Make sure the bat- tery drawer, which functions as the on/off switch, is pushed all the way upwards and that the word “OFF”...
  • Page 39 If the hearing aid whistles continuously, it could be because: • Your ear is blocked by earwax. Contact your ENT doctor/physician. • The tubing is broken. Contact your hearing health- care provider to have the tubing replaced. • The tubing is yellow and stiff. Contact your hearing healthcare provider to have the tubing replaced.
  • Page 40 Widex, Widex, DK-3500 Vaerloese DK-3500 Vaerloese Denmark Denmark www.widexusa.com www.widexusa.com • • Printed by FB / 06-04 9 514 0048 041 #02 Reorder # CIB63...

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