Important Safety Information - Phonak Bolero B-PR User Manual

What to do
Insert hearing aid correctly into charger (chapter 4)
Connect charger to external power supply
Charge hearing aid (chapter 4)
Contact your hearing care professional; a battery replacement may be
required
What to do
Connect charger to power supply or Power Pack (chapter 4.2)
Insert hearing aid correctly into charger (chapter 4.1)
Charge Power Pack (chapter 4.2)
18.1 Hazard warnings
The Phonak rechargeable
hearing aids and the
Phonak Power Pack contain
lithium-ion batteries that
can be taken onto airplanes
as carry-on luggage. The
Power Pack cannot be
placed in the checked-in
baggage and can only be
placed in the carry-on
luggage.
The intended use of
hearing aids is to amplify
and transmit sound to the
ears and hereby
compensate for impaired
hearing. The hearing aids
(specially programmed for
each hearing loss) must
only be used by the
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intended person. They
should not be used by any
other person as they could
damage hearing.
Changes or modifications
to the hearing aid that
were not explicitly
approved by Sonova AG
are not permitted. Such
changes may damage your
ear or the hearing aid.
Do not use the hearing
aids and charging
accessories in explosive
areas (mines or industrial
areas with danger of
explosions, oxygen rich
environments or areas
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18. Important safety information

Please read the information on the following pages before
using your hearing aid and charging accessories.
A hearing aid will not restore normal hearing and will not
prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from
organic conditions. Infrequent use of a hearing aid does not
permit a user to attain full benefit from it. The use of a
hearing aid is only part of hearing habilitation and may
need to be supplemented by auditory training and
instruction in lipreading.
The hearing aid is suitable for the home healthcare
environment and due to their portability it may happen that
it is used in professional healthcare facility environment like
physician offices, dental offices etc.
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where flammable
anesthetics are handled) or
where electronic
equipment is prohibited.
If you feel pain in or
behind your ear, if it is
inflamed or if skin
irritation and accelerated
accumulations of earwax
occur, please check with
your hearing care
professional or physician.
In very rare cases, the
dome can remain in your
ear canal when removing
the hearing tube from the
ear. In the unlikely case
that the dome does get
stuck in your ear canal, it is
strongly recommended to
see a physician for safe
removal.
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Hearing programs in the
directional microphone
mode reduce background
noises. Please be aware
that warning signals or
noises coming from
behind, e. g. cars, are
partially or entirely
suppressed.
This hearing aid is not for
children below 36 months.
It contains small parts that
can cause choking, if
swallowed by children.
Keep out of reach of
children, individuals with
cognitive impairment and
pets. If swallowed, consult
a physician or hospital
immediately.