Children With Hearing Loss; Warning To Hearing Aid Dispensers - ReSound Pulse PS60-R User Manual

dispensers now offer programs that permit you to wear a
hearing aid for a period of time for a nominal fee after which
you may decide if you want to purchase the hearing aid.
Federal law restricts the sale of hearing aids to those individ-
uals who have obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed
physician. Federal law permits a fully informed adult to sign
a waiver statement declining the medical 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 rehabilitation and may need to be supplemented by
auditory training and instructions in lipreading. Consistent
use of the aid is recommended. In most cases, infrequent
use does not permit you to attain full benefi t 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 audi-
ologist for evaluation and rehabilitation since hearing loss
may cause problems in language development and the
educational and social growth of a child. An audiologist
is qualifi ed by training and experience to assist in the
evaluation 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 (pref-
erably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing aid
if the hearing aid dispenser determines through inquiry,
actual observation, or review of any other available informa-
tion 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 signifi cant cerumen accumulation
or a foreign body in the ear canal.
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
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