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- Page 1 ™ Unison Digital BTE Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ™ Your Unison Digital Hearing Aids ........1 Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......2 ™ Getting the Most Out of Your Unison Hearing Instruments..............3 ™ Using the Unison Digital BTE Guide ......4 ™ Turning Your Unison Hearing Aids On and Off....5 ™... -
Page 3: Your Unison Digital Hearing Aids
™ Your Unison Digital Hearing Aids Hearing Healthcare Professional: _________________________ _____________________________________________________ Telephone: ___________________________________________ Model: _______________________________________________ Serial Number: ________________________________________ Replacement Batteries: Size 10 Size 13 Size 675 Warranty:_____________________________________________ Use Program 1 for: _____________________________________ Use Program 2 for: ____________________________________ Use Program 3 for: ____________________________________ Date of Purchase: ______________________________________... -
Page 4: Practical Solutions To Everyday Problems
Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems Congratulations on choosing your new BTE (Behind-the- Ear) digital hearing instruments. For 40 years, Unitron Hearing has been committed to making life better for people with hearing loss. This means a commitment to developing high-quality hearing solutions that... -
Page 5: Getting The Most Out Of Your Unison Hearing Instruments
™ Getting the Most Out of Your Unison Hearing Instruments Adjusting to your new hearing instruments will take some time. In the beginning it is important that you do not use the hearing aids for longer than is comfortable. Depending on your previous experience with hearing instruments, a few hours a day may be enough and then you can increase wearing time gradually. -
Page 6: Using The Unison
™ Using the Unison Digital BTE Guide Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of the topics covered in this guide. There are several different styles of BTEs available. The diagrams below identify some of the components on your hearing aids. -
Page 7: Turning Your Unison
™ Turning Your Unison Hearing Aids On and Off Your hearing aids have a three-position battery door that acts as an off/on switch and that allows access to the battery compartment. To turn the hearing aid on, close the battery door fully. Note: If the start up mute is activated, your hearing aids will not turn on until the program button is pushed. -
Page 8: Putting Your Unison Hearing Instruments On Your Ears
™ Putting Your Unison Hearing Instruments on Your Ears BTEs with Slim Tubes 1. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your ear. 2. Hold the slim tube where it attaches to the dome and gently push the dome into your ear canal. The slim tube should lie flush against your head and not stick out. -
Page 9: Feedback-Free Listening
Feedback-Free Listening Your hearing aids may have an optional start up mute that can be activated by your hearing healthcare professional. If the start up mute is activated, your hearing aids will not turn on until the program button is pushed, even if the battery door is in the ON position. -
Page 10: Operating Instructions
Operating Instructions ™ Changing Programs on Your Unison Digital Hearing Aids Your Unison digital hearing aids may have up to three programs. Each program has been individually tailored by your hearing healthcare professional to meet your particular listening needs. Your hearing aids are equipped with a push-button for switching between programs. - Page 11 your volume control may be disabled by your hearing healthcare professional and, therefore, could be inactive. Setting Your Ideal Volume Unison digital hearing instruments equipped with manual volume control have an ideal volume indicator. A single beep indicates when the volume control has reached its ideal level for your particular hearing loss, as pre-set by your hearing healthcare professional.
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Page 12: Assistive Listening Devices
™ Using Unison with Telecoil for the Telephone Unison hearing aids come equipped with an optional telecoil that can help you listen on the telephone. The telecoil program is selected with the program button. When using the telecoil, center the telephone receiver on the hearing aid and move the receiver along the hearing aid to locate the clearest, strongest signal. - Page 13 Note: If your hearing instruments are the small BTE Moda (see “Using the Unison Digital BTE Guide”), your digital hearing aids are not compatible with direct audio input, MicroLink MLx or an FM system.
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Page 14: Replacing The Battery
as on the FM receiver. With some infrared systems you may need to remove your hearing aids and wear the system’s headset receiver. If the volume on the infrared receiver is not loud enough, use your hearing aids instead. Replacing the Battery 1. - Page 15 sound quality. This is normal and can be remedied by inserting fresh batteries in the hearing aids. If you prefer, your hearing healthcare professional can change the pitch and loudness of the low battery beep or turn it off entirely. Caring for Batteries •...
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Page 16: Caring For Your Hearing Aids
Caring for Your Hearing Aids • Always remove your hearing aids when using hair care products. The hearing aids can become clogged and cease to function properly. • Protect your hearing aids from excessive heat (hair dryer, vehicle glove box or dashboard) and moisture (bath or shower). -
Page 17: Cleaning Your Unison
Cleaning the Earmolds If your Unison hearing aids have earhooks (see “Using the Unison Digital BTE Guide”), your hearing healthcare professional fit you with customized earmolds. Earmolds send amplified sound from the hearing aids into the ears. They must fit into your ears snugly and comfortably. - Page 18 Cleaning the Slim Tubes and Domes If your hearing instruments have slim tubes (see “Using the Unison Digital BTE Guide”), you need to ensure that the tubes and domes are free of ear wax and moisture. You should have the slim tubes and domes replaced by your hearing healthcare professional approximately every three months or when they become stiff or brittle.
- Page 19 attaches to the hearing instrument and push the pin all the way through the tube and out through the dome. Note: The slim tubes and domes should never be rinsed or submerged in water as water drops may become lodged in the tube, block sound or damage the electrical components of the hearing instrument.
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Page 20: Warnings
Warnings • Hearing aids should only be used as directed by your physician or hearing healthcare professional. • Hearing aids will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions. • Do not use your hearing aids in explosion hazard areas. - Page 21 Precautions • The use of hearing aids is only part of hearing rehabilitation; auditory training and lip reading instruction may be required as well. • In most cases, infrequent use of hearing aids does not provide full benefit. Once you have become accustomed to your hearing aids, wear your hearing aids everyday all day.
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Page 22: Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Guide SYMPTOM CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY • Turn on No sound • Not turned on • Replace battery • Low/dead battery • Consult your hearing • Poor battery contact healthcare professional • Insert battery plus (+) side up • Battery upside down •... - Page 23 SYMPTOM CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Not loud • Plugged microphone • Consult your hearing enough protector healthcare professional Intermittent • Low battery • Replace battery • Dirty battery contact • Consult your hearing healthcare professional • Replace battery One long beep• Low battery •...
- Page 24 SYMPTOM CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY • Replace battery "Motorboating"• Low battery • Consult your hearing • Dirty battery contact healthcare professional • Move telephone receiver around Weak on the • Telephone not ear for clearer signal. See “Using telephone positioned properly Unison with Telecoil for the Telephone”.
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Page 25: Warning To Hearing Aid Dispensers
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 information concerning the prospective user, that the prospective user has any of the following conditions: (i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity... - Page 26 Important Notice for Prospective Hearing Aid Users Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing loss have a medical evaluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing aid. Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referred to as otolaryngologists, otologists or otorhinolaryngologists.
- Page 27 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 individuals who have obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed physician.
- Page 28 U n i t ro n H e a r i n g D i st r i b u to r s C o r p o r at e O f f i c e / I n t e r n at i o n a l 20 Beasley Drive, P.O.
- Page 29 D i st r i b u to r A/05-009 029-5316-02 Printed in Canada...
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