Warning To Hearing Aid Dispensers (To Comply With The U.s. Food And Drug Administration (Fda) Regulations) - Sonova Unitron Stride M Series Manual

Cause
Issue: low volume on landline telephone
Telephone not
positioned properly
Hearing aids require
adjustment
Issue: mobile phone calls not being heard through
hearing aid
Hearing aid is in flight
mode
Hearing aid is not paired
to the phone
For any problems not listed in the guide, contact your
hearing healthcare professional.
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Possible remedy
Move telephone receiver
around ear for clearer signal
Consult your hearing care
professional
Exit flight mode: open
battery door, then close
battery door
Pair your hearing aid to your
mobile phone (again)
Warning to hearing aid dispensers (to comply with
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
regulations)
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:
(i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear. (ii) History
of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days. (iii)
History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the
previous 90 days. (iv) Acute or chronic dizziness. (v) Unilateral
hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 decibels
at 500 hertz (Hz), 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz. (vii) Visible evidence of
significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
Important notice for prospective hearing aid users
Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing 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.
The purpose of medical evaluation is to assure that all medically
treatable conditions that may affect hearing are identified and
treated before the hearing aid is purchased. Following the medical
evaluation, the physician will give you a written statement that
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