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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.
A hearing aid will not restore normal hearing and will not
prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from
organic conditions.
The use of a hearing aid is only part of hearing rehabili-
tation and may need to be supplemented by auditory train-
ing and instructions in lipreading. Consistent use of the aid
is recommended. In most cases, infrequent use does not
permit you to attain full benefit from it.
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 audiol-
ogist for evaluation and rehabilitation since hearing loss may
cause problems in language development and the edu-
cational and social growth of a child. An audiologist is
qualified by training and experience to assist in the evalua-
tion and rehabilitation of a child with a hearing loss.
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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 infor-
mation concerning the prospective user, that the prospec-
tive 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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