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3. Caution: You Might Need Medical Help If A Piece Gets Stuck In
Your Ear.
If any part of your hearing aid, like the ear tip, gets stuck in your ear, and
you can't easily remove it with your fingers, get medical help as soon as
you can. You should not try to use tweezers or cotton swabs because
they can push the part farther into your ear, injuring your eardrum or ear
canal, possibly seriously.
4. No te: If You Remain Co ncerned, Consult A Professional.
If you try this device and continue to struggle with or remain concerned
about your hearing, you should consult with a hearing healthcare
professional.
5. Note: What You Might Expect When You Start Using A Hearing Aid
A hearing aid can benefit many people with hearing loss. However, you
should know it will not restore normal hearing, and you may still have
some difficulty hearing over noise. Further, a hearing aid will not prevent
or improve a medical condition that causes hearing loss.
People who start using hearing aids sometimes need a few weeks to get
used to them. Similarly, many people find that training or counseling can
help them get more out of their devices.
If you have hearing loss in both ears, you might get more out of using
hearing aids in both, especially in situations that make you tired from
listening-for example, noisy environments.
6. Note: Tell The FDA About Injuries, Malfunctions, or Other Adverse
Events.
To report a problem involving your hearing aid, you should submit infor
mation to FDA as soon as possible after the problem. FDA calls them
"adverse events," and they might include: skin irritation in your ear, injury
from the device (like cuts or scratches, or burns from an overheated
battery), pieces of the device getting stuck in your ear, suddenly worsen
ing hearing loss from using the device, etc. Instructions for reporting are
a v a i l a b l e at h t t p s :/w w w.f da.g o v/S a f e t y
MedWa t c h , or c a l l
1-800-FDA-1088. You can also download a form to mail to FDA.
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