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  • Page 1 User guide Beltone Custom hearing aids...
  • Page 2 Hearing aid information Left hearing aid Right hearing aid Serial number Serial number Model number Model number Battery type £ CIC size 10A Program Beep Description One beep Two beeps Three beeps Four beeps...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Your hearing aid – Completely-In-the-Canal (CIC) How to get your hearing aid ready for use Placing your hearing aids in your ears Removing your hearing aids from your ears Using your hearing aids Cleaning and caring for your hearing aids Tinnitus Management General warnings and cautions Troubleshooting...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for choosing Beltone hearing aids. We recommend that you use your hearing aids every day. NOTE: Read this booklet carefully BEFORE using your hearing aids. Intended purpose • The hearing aid is intended to compensate for hearing impairment by amplifying and transmitting sound to the ear.
  • Page 6 • History of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days. • History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days • Acute or chronic dizziness. • Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days •...
  • Page 7 Symbols WARNING: Points out a situation that Legal manufacturer. could lead to serious injuries. CAUTION: Indicates a situation that could Medical Device. lead to minor and moderate injuries. NOTE: Advice and tips on how to handle By prescription only (US). your hearing aid better.

  • Page 8: Your Hearing Aid - Completely-In-The-Canal (Cic)

    Your hearing aid – Completely-In-the-Canal (CIC) 1. Microphone inlet 2. Sound outlet with wax guard 3. Vent (optional) 4. Push button (optional) 5. Removal cord 6. Vent (optional) 7. Battery door and On/Off switch 8. Manufacturer, model and serial number. 9.

  • Page 9: How To Get Your Hearing Aid Ready For Use

    How to get your hearing aid ready for use Replacing the battery 1. Open the battery door completely by using your fingernail. Remove the used battery if present. 2. Prepare the new battery. Remove the protective foil to activate the battery. Wait for 2 minutes before inserting the battery into the hearing aid.
  • Page 10 When the hearing aid is not in use, open the battery door to turn it off.Open the battery door completely to allow moisture to evaporate and prolong the hearing aids’ life span. Keep spare batteries on hand. Battery warnings WARNING: Batteries contain dangerous substances and should be disposed of carefully in the interest of your safety and for the environment.
  • Page 11 NOTE: • Always use new zinc-air batteries that have a minimum remaining shelf life of one year. • To save battery power, turn off your hearing aids when they are not in use. Low battery alert When the batteries are low on power, your hearing aids reduce the volume, and play a melody every 15 minutes until they are completely drained and turn off.

  • Page 12: Placing Your Hearing Aids In Your Ears

    Placing your hearing aids in your ears How to tell left from right Left hearing aid Right hearing aid (has a blue marking on the shell) (has a red marking on the shell) NOTE: Your hearing aids are made to fit exactly into your left and your right ear, respectively. So each of them will only fit correctly in the ear it is made for.
  • Page 13 Inserting the hearing aids 1. Hold the hearing aid between your thumb and index finger. 2. Insert the hearing aid into your ear canal. Place the sound outlet portion into your ear canal. Turn the top part of the hearing aid gently backwards and forwards so that it tucks behind the fold of skin above your ear canal.

  • Page 14: Removing Your Hearing Aids From Your Ears

    Removing your hearing aids from your ears 1. Hold the edges of the hearing aid with your thumb and index finger. Pull out and slightly upward, while slightly rotating your hand forward. If your hearing aid has a pull-out wire, pull on the wire to remove the hearing aid.

  • Page 15: Using Your Hearing Aids

    Using your hearing aids Turning your hearing aids on and off To turn your hearing aid ON: Close the battery door (with a battery correctly placed in the door). Your hearing aids always start in program 1 at the pre-set volume. To turn your hearing aid OFF: Use a fingernail to open the battery door.
  • Page 16 Listening programs (optional) Your hearing care professional can activate one or more listening programs in your hearing aids. These programs can help you in specific situations. Ask your hearing care professional about which programs could be useful for you. Programs All-Around The best option if you want only one program.
  • Page 17 Mobile phones Your hearing aids comply with the most stringent Standards of International Electromagnetic Compatibility. Any degree of disturbance can be due to the nature of your particular mobile phone or of your wireless telephone service provider. Using your hearing aids...

  • Page 18: Cleaning And Caring For Your Hearing Aids

    Cleaning and caring for your hearing aids Cleaning tools These cleaning tools come with your hearing aids: 1. Soft cloth. Your hearing care professional may give you a set of wax filters. 2. A brush with a battery magnet. 3. A cleaning wire (not shown) Cleaning and caring for your hearing aids...
  • Page 19 General instructions for care and maintenance NOTE: To ensure you get the highest quality experience and longest useful lifetime out of your hearing aids, it is important to clean and care for them. Keeping your hearing aids in perfect working order is easily done – just follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 20 CAUTION: • Never use alcohol or other cleaning solutions to clean your hearing aids. This can damage your hearing aids and may cause a skin reaction. • Ear wax or other residue on your hearing aids can cause an infection. To avoid this, clean your hearing aids as instructed.
  • Page 21 NOTE: • Never try to put the bristles of the small brush or the cleaning wire into the microphone inlets. This can damage your hearing aids. Replacing the wax guards Custom hearing aids may have wax guards that protect against wax and moisture. It is recommended that these be changed as needed.
  • Page 22 2. To insert the new wax guard, gently press the replacement end of the wax guard tool straight into the hole of the sound outlet until the outer ring lies flush with the outside of the receiver. Pull the tool straight out - the new wax guard should remain in place.
  • Page 23 Storing your hearing aids The best storage for your hearing aids is the case they came in. WARNING: • Never put a hearing aid battery in your mouth. • Keep hearing aid batteries away from pets, children and people with cognitive, intellectual or mental health challenges.

  • Page 24: Tinnitus Management

    Tinnitus Management Tinnitus Breaker Pro module Your Beltone hearing aid includes the Tinnitus Breaker Pro (TBP) module, a tool for generating sounds to be used in tinnitus management programs to temporarily relieve suffering from tinnitus. The TBP can generate sounds adjusted to the specific therapeutic needs and your personal preference as determined by your doctor, audiologist, or hearing care professional.
  • Page 25 Explanation of how the device functions The TBP module is a frequency and amplitude shaped white-noise generator. The noise signal level and frequency characteristics can be adjusted to the specific therapeutic needs as determined by your doctor, audiologist or hearing care professional. Your doctor, audiologist or hearing care professional can modulate the generated noise with the purpose of making it more pleasant.
  • Page 26 In a majority of instances, the TBP module can also be set to mask the tinnitus sound, to provide temporary relief by introducing a more pleasant and controllable sound source. TBP volume control The sound generator is set to a specific loudness level by the hearing care professional. When switching the sound generator on, the volume will have this optimal setting.
  • Page 27 TBP - Technical specifications Digital. Audio signal technology: Available sounds White noise signal which can be shaped with the following configurations: High-pass filter Low-pass filter 500 Hz 2000 Hz 750 Hz 3000 Hz 1000 Hz 4000 Hz 1500 Hz 5000 Hz 2000 Hz 6000 Hz 8000 Hz...
  • Page 28 Should you develop any side effects from using the sound generator, such as dizziness, nausea, headaches, perceived decrease in auditory function or increase in tinnitus perception, you should discontinue use of the sound generator and seek medical evaluation. Target population The target population is primarily the adult population over 18 years of age.
  • Page 29 Warning information WARNING: • Sound generators can be dangerous if improperly used. • Sound generators should be used only as advised by your doctor, audiologist, or hearing care professional. • Sound generators are not toys and should be kept out of reach of anyone who might cause themselves injury (especially children and pets).
  • Page 30 7. Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal. 8. Pain or discomfort in the ear. • Discontinue use of the sound generator and consult promptly with your hearing care professional, if you experience changes in the tinnitus perception, discomfort or interrupted speech perception, while using the tinnitus sound generator.
  • Page 31 6. Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 dB at 500 hertz (Hz), 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz. 7. Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal. 8. Pain or discomfort in the ear. CAUTION: The maximum output of the sound generator falls into the range that can cause hearing loss according to OSHA regulations.

  • Page 32: General Warnings And Cautions

    General warnings and cautions WARNING: • Consult a hearing care professional: – If you think there may be a foreign object in your ear canal – If you experience skin irritation – If excessive ear wax accumulates with the use of the hearing aid •...
  • Page 33 Warnings related to power hearing aids • A power hearing aid can produce very loud sound to compensate for a severe or profound hearing loss. There is therefore a risk of further impairing the remaining hearing. • Your hearing aids have been customized to amplify soft and loud sounds according to your particular needs.
  • Page 34 • Do not try to modify the shape of your hearing aid or accessories. This can cause skin reactions or sharp edges leading to scratches or sores. • If you have two hearing aids, they may be programmed differently. Do not swap them as this could damage your hearing.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Issue Potential cause Potential solution No sound Is the hearing aid turned on? Turn it on.See "Turning your hearing aids on and off", page 15. Is there a battery in the hearing aid? Insert a new battery. Is the battery still good? Replace with a new one.

  • Page 36: Warnings To Hearing Care Professionals (Us Only)

    Warnings to hearing care professionals (US only) Hearing aid expectations • A hearing aid will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions. • Consistent use of the hearing aid is recommended. In most cases, infrequent use does not permit you to get full benefit from it.
  • Page 37 7. Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal. 8. 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.
  • Page 38 evaluation for religious or personal beliefs that preclude consultation with a physician. The exercise of such a waiver is not in your best health interest and its use is strongly discouraged. Children with hearing loss In addition to seeing a physician for a medical evaluation, a child with a hearing loss should be directed to an audiologist for evaluation and rehabilitation because hearing loss may cause problems in language development and the educational and social growth of a child.

  • Page 39: Regulatory Information

    Regulatory information Warranties and repairs The manufacturer provides a warranty on hearing aids in the event of defects in workmanship or materials, as described in applicable warranty documentation. In its service policy, the manufacturer pledges to secure functionality at least equivalent to the original hearing aid. As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact initiative, the manufacturer is committed to doing this in line with environment-friendly best practices.
  • Page 40 During transport or storage, the temperature should not exceed the limit values of: • -25 °C (-13°F) to +5 °C (41°F) • +5 °C (41 °F) to +35 °C (95 °F) at a relative humidity up to 90 %, non-condensing • >+35 °C (95 °F) to +70 °C (158 °F) at a water vapor pressure up to 50 hPa. Warm-up time: 5 minutes.
  • Page 41 Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules and ISED rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 42 The products are in compliance with the following regulatory requirements: • In the US: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, subpart B. • In Canada: these hearing aids are certified under the rules of ISED. • For other international regulatory requirements, please refer to the regulatory requirements of the specific country.

  • Page 43: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications Hearing aid model Maximum output Low Power (LP) models 114 dB SPL (typical) All Medium Power (MP) models 116 dB SPL (typical) All High Power (HP) models 121 dB SPL (typical) Current Drain (Quiescent/Operating): 0.51 / 0.62mA 0.52 / 0.66mA 0.54 / 0.63mA Data in accordance with IEC60118-0 Edition 3.0 2015-06, IEC60118-7:2005 and ANSI S3.22-2014.

  • Page 44: Additional Information

    Additional information Copyright © 2022 GN Hearing A/S. All rights reserved. Beltone is a trademark of GN Hearing A/S. Additional information...
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  • Page 48 Manufacturer according to FDA: Manufacturer according to Health Canada:  Beltone Beltone Canada 8001 E. Bloomington Freeway 2 East Beaver Creek Road, Building 3 Bloomington, MN 55420 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 2N3 Canada 1-800-BELTONE 1-800-387-3744 beltone.com beltone.ca...

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