General Precautions; General Warnings - ReSound Vea User Manual

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General precautions

1. Do not leave hearing instruments in the sun, near an open fire, or in a hot, parked car.
2. Do not wear hearing instruments while showering, swimming, in heavy rain, or in a moist
atmosphere such as a steam bath or sauna.
3. Should the hearing instrument become moist, remove the battery and place the hearing
instrument in a closed container with a drying agent. Your hearing care professional can
provide options for drying containers or kits.
4. Remove the hearing instruments when applying items such as cosmetics, perfume, after-
shave, hair spray, and suntan lotion.
5. Use only original ReSound consumables e.g. tubes and domes.
6. Only connect ReSound hearing instruments to ReSound accessories intended and
qualified to be used with ReSound hearing instruments.
7. Never attempt to modify the shape of the hearing instrument, earmolds, or tubing yourself.
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General warnings

1. Consult a hearing care professional if you discover a foreign object in your ear canal, if you
experience skin irritation, or if excessive ear wax accumulates with the use of the hearing
instrument.
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2. Different types of radiation, from e.g. NMR, MRI, or CT scanners, may damage hearing in-
struments. It is recommended not to wear hearing instruments during these or other similar
procedures. Other types of radiation, such as burglar alarms, room surveillance systems,
radio equipment, mobile telephones, contain less energy and will not damage hearing
instruments. However, they have the potential to momentarily affect the sound quality or
temporarily create strange sounds from hearing instruments.
3. Do not wear hearing instruments in mines, oil fields, or other explosive areas unless those
areas are certified for hearing instrument use.
4. Do not allow others to use your hearing instruments. This may cause damage to the
hearing instruments or to the hearing of the other individual.
5. Instrument usage by children or mentally challenged persons should be supervised at
all times to ensure their safety. The hearing instrument contains small parts that could
be swallowed by children. Please be mindful not to leave children unsupervised with this
hearing instrument.
6. Hearing instruments should be used only as prescribed by your hearing care professional.
Incorrect use may result in hearing loss.
7. If device is broken, do not use
8. External devices connected to the electrical input must be safe according to the
requirements of IEC 60601-1-1, IEC 60065, or IEC 60950-1, as appropriate.
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