Troubleshooting Guide - Philips HearLink miniRITE T User Manual

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:
(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.
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