General Warnings - oticon Opn Series Instructions For Use Manual

General warnings

For your personal safety and to ensure
correct usage, you should familiarise
yourself fully with the following general
warnings before using your hearing aid.
Consult your hearing care professional if
you experience unexpected operations
or serious incidents with your hearing
aid during use or because of its use.
Your hearing care professional will
support you with issue handling and, if
relevant, reporting to the manufacturer
and/or the national authorities.
Please note that a hearing aid will not
restore normal hearing and will not
prevent or improve a hearing impair-
ment resulting from organic conditions.
Hearing aid is only a part of hearing
habilitation and may need to be
supplemented by auditory training and
instruction in lipreading. Furthermore,
note that in most cases, infrequent use
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of a hearing aid does not permit a user
to attain full benefit from it.
Usage of hearing aids
Hearing aids should be used only as
directed and adjusted by your hearing
care professional. Misuse can result in
sudden and permanent hearing loss.
Never allow others to wear your hearing
aid as incorrect usage could cause
permanent damage to their hearing.
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Choking hazards & risk of swallowing
batteries and other small parts
Hearing aids, their parts, and batteries
should be kept out of reach of children
and anyone who might swallow these
items or otherwise cause injury to
themselves.
Batteries have occasionally been
mistaken for pills. Therefore, check your
medicine carefully before swallowing
any pills.
If a battery or hearing aid is swallowed,
see a doctor immediately.
Battery use
Always use batteries recommended
by your hearing care professional.
Batteries of low quality may leak and
cause bodily harm.
Never attempt to recharge your
batteries, and never dispose of
batteries by burning them. There is a
risk that the batteries will explode.
Dysfunction
Be aware of the possibility that your
hearing aid may stop working without
notice. Keep this in mind when you
depend on warning sounds (e.g. when
you are in traffic). The hearing aids may
stop functioning, for instance if the
batteries have expired or if the tubing is
blocked by moisture or earwax.
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