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- Page 1 ™ Indigo BTE Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Getting the Most Out of Your Indigo™ Hearing Instruments..............3 Using the Indigo™ BTE Guide ........4 Putting Your Indigo™ Hearing Instruments on Your Ears ..............6 Turning Your Indigo™ Hearing Aids On and Off ....8 Feedback-Free Listening ..........9 Replacing the Battery............10 Operating Instructions ..........12 Assistive Listening Devices ...........18 Caring for Your Indigo™... -
Page 3: Your Indigo Hearing Aids
™ Your Indigo Hearing Aids Hearing Healthcare Professional: __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________________ Model: _______________________________________________ Serial Number:_________________________________________ Replacement Batteries: Size 13 Size 10 Warranty: _____________________________________________ Use Automatic Program for 1: Quiet 2: Group/Party Noise 3: Intense Noise 4: Music Use Program 2 for: _____________________________________... -
Page 4: Practical Solutions To Everyday Problems
Indigo is a premium hearing instrument that delivers superior sound quality, performance, and extraordinary results. Indigo’s automatic program reads your listening... -
Page 5: Getting The Most Out Of Your Indigo Hearing Instruments
™ Getting the Most Out of Your Indigo 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 Indigo™ Bte Guide
™ Using the Indigo BTE Guide Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of the topics covered in this guide. There are different styles of BTEs available. The diagrams below identify some of the components on your hearing aids. Have your hearing healthcare professional place a check beside the diagram that best describes your BTE style and attachment. - Page 7 Legend 1 Earhook 6 Slim tube 2 Microphone and Microphone 7 Dome Shield 8 Retention Piece 3 Program Button 9 Program Button or 4 Volume Control Volume Control (depending 5 Battery Door/ on your customized fitting) On & Off Switch 10 Earmold...
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Page 8: Putting Your Indigo Hearing Instruments On Your Ears
™ Putting Your Indigo Hearing Instruments on Your Ears BTEs with Slim Tubes 1. 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 BTEs with Earhooks 1. Carefully insert the earmold in your ear. The earmold should fit into your ear snugly and comfortably. 2. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your ear. 3. Repeat steps 1-2 for your other ear if you wear two hearing aids.
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Page 10: Turning Your Indigo Hearing Aids On And Off
™ Turning Your Indigo 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. -
Page 11: Feedback-Free Listening
Feedback-Free Listening Your Indigo hearing aids have an optional start up delay that can be activated by your hearing healthcare professional. If the start up delay is activated, your hearing aids will not turn on for 10-15 seconds even if the battery door is closed fully. -
Page 12: Replacing The Battery
Replacing the Battery 1. Gently swing out the battery door with your fingernail. 2. Grasp the battery with your thumb and index finger and remove. 3. Insert the new battery into the battery compartment with the Plus (+) Signs plus (+) sign on the battery facing the same way as the plus (+) sign on the edge of the battery door. - Page 13 Low Battery Warning When you hear two long beeps, your digital hearing aids are warning you that their batteries are low. You will hear the warning approximately every 30 minutes until you change the batteries or the batteries die. After the first warning, you may experience some reduction in sound quality.
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Page 14: Operating Instructions
Operating Instructions ™ Changing Programs on Your Indigo Hearing Aids Your Indigo hearing aids have an automatic program and up to three additional manual programs. Indigo’s automatic program will satisfy most of your listening needs by adjusting to different listening environments without requiring manual adjustments. -
Page 15: Adjusting The Volume
etc.) If you prefer, your hearing healthcare professional can adjust the pitch and loudness of the program beep or turn it off entirely. Adjusting the Volume The volume on your hearing aids adjusts automatically in response to the loud or quiet sounds around you. Your hearing instruments are set to your ideal volume by default. - Page 16 Then using your thumb, rotate the volume control up or down. Listening in Windy Environments Indigo’s wind noise manager will engage automatically based on whether wind conditions are moderate or high. When the wind noise manager is engaged, sounds such...
- Page 17 Replacing the Microphone Protectors Your Indigo digital hearing aids have a shield to protect the microphones from dirt and debris. Debris on the microphone protector reduces the sound quality of the instrument.
- Page 18 ™ Using Indigo with the Telephone Indigo has the ability, depending on hearing loss, vent size and style of hearing aid to provide feedback-free phone use without program changes. When the phone rings, pick up the telephone and place it in front of your hearing instrument’s microphone.
- Page 19 If the hearing instrument does not switch to the telephone program automatically when the telephone receiver is placed in proximity, the magnet for easy-t hearing instruments should be attached to the telephone receiver. The magnet is designed to strengthen the magnetic field at the ear piece of hearing aid compatible telephones.
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Page 20: Assistive Listening Devices
Assistive Listening Devices Listening in Public Places Indigo’s optional telecoil can also help you listen in public places equipped with telecoil compatible assistive listening devices such as a loop system. If your hearing aids do not operate when the telecoil is on, the loop system may not be operating or you may be in a “dead”... - Page 21 Refer to your battery package for the size of your hearing aid batteries or consult with your hearing healthcare professional for more information. Listening Over Distance Your Indigo hearing aids may be compatible with ™ Phonak’s MicroLink Receiver Module, a wireless FM system that improves listening over distance.
- Page 22 Using FM and Infrared Systems Some FM systems consist of a teleloop worn around the neck, which is connected to the FM receiver worn on a belt or in a shirt pocket. To listen through the FM system, select the telecoil program and turn on the FM receiver. To keep the signal clear, you may need to adjust the volume control on your hearing aids, as well as on the FM receiver.
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Page 23: Caring For Your Indigo Hearing Aids
™ Caring for Your Indigo Hearing Aids • Open the battery door when not in use. • Always remove your hearing aids when using hair care products. The hearing aids can become clogged and cease to function properly. • Do not wear your hearing devices in the bath or shower or immerse them in water. -
Page 24: Cleaning Your Indigo Hearing Aids
Ensure your earmolds and domes are free of ear wax and moisture. BTEs with Earhooks and Earmolds If your Indigo hearing aids have earhooks (see “Using the Indigo BTE Guide”), your hearing healthcare professional fit you with customized earmolds (see “Using the Indigo BTE Guide”). - Page 25 BTEs with Slim Tubes and Domes If your hearing instruments have slim tubes (see “Using the Indigo 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...
- Page 26 three to six months or when they become stiff or brittle. Clean the domes daily with a damp cloth. You should also clean the slim tubes periodically, with the cleaning pin provided, when you begin to notice debris in and around the tubes.
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Page 27: 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 28 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 29: Troubleshooting Guide
• Low volume professional for models without a manual volume control or if problem persists. • Replace battery • Low battery • See “Putting Your Indigo Hearing Instruments • Earmolds/slim tubes/ on Your Ears”. Reinsert carefully. domes not inserted properly •... - Page 30 CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Intermittent • Replace battery • Low battery • Consult your hearing healthcare professional • Dirty battery contact Two long beeps • Replace battery • Low battery Whistling • Remove and reinsert carefully • Earmolds/slim tubes/ domes not inserted properly •...
- Page 31 • Dirty battery contact Weak on the telephone • Move telephone receiver around ear for • Telephone not clearer signal. See “Using Indigo with the positioned properly Telephone” and “Easy-t for the Telephone or Cell/Mobile Phone”. • Consult your hearing healthcare professional •...
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Page 32: 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 of... - Page 33 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 34 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 35 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 36 www.unitronhearing.com D i st r i b u to r 07-018 029-5618-02 Printed in Canada...
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