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The audiologist or hearing instrument dispenser will conduct a hearing instrument
evaluation to assess your ability to hear with and without a hearing instrument.
The hearing instrument evaluation will enable the audiologist or dispenser to select and
fit a hearing instrument to your individual needs. If you have reservations about your
ability to adapt to amplification, you should inquire about the availability of a trial, rental
or purchase-option program. Many hearing instrument dispensers now offer programs
that permit you to wear a hearing instrument for a period of time for a nominal fee, after
which you may decide if you want to purchase the hearing instrument.
Federal law limits the sale of hearing instruments to those individuals 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 instrument will not restore normal hearing and will not
prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions. A hearing
instrument is only part of hearing rehabilitation and may need to be supplemented by
auditory training and lip reading.
Interference
• Your hearing instrument has been thoroughly tested for interference, according to the
most stringent international standards. But new technical developments constantly
bring new products into society, and some may emit electromagnetic radiation, leading
to unforeseen interference in hearing instruments. Examples include induction
cooking appliances, shop alarm systems, mobile telephones, fax machines, personal
computer devices, X-rays, computer tomography etc.
• Your hearing instruments are designed to comply with the most stringent Standards of
International Electromagnetic Compatibility. However, your hearing instrument may
cause interference with other medical devices. Such interference can also be caused
by radio signals, power line disturbances, airport metal detectors, electromagnetic
fields from other medical devices and eletcrostatic discharges.