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Unitron Yuu 300 User Manual

Unitron yuu 300 behind-the-ear (bte) hearing aid
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  • Page 1 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 1 Quantum ™ behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid guide...

  • Page 2: Thank You

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 2 Thank you Thank you for choosing Unitron BTE hearing aids. At Unitron, we care deeply about people with hearing loss. We work closely with hearing healthcare professionals to make advanced, purpose-driven solutions available to everyone.
  • Page 3 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 3 Your hearing aids _____________ Hearing healthcare professional: ____________________________________ Telephone: __________________________________ Model: ______________________________________ Serial number: _______________________________ Replacement batteries: Size 13 Warranty: ___________________________________ Program 1 is for: ______________________________ Program 2 is for: _____________________________ Program 3 is for: _____________________________ Program 4 is for: _____________________________ Date of purchase: _____________________________...

  • Page 4: Changing Batteries

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 4 Quick reference Changing batteries Low battery warning 2 beeps every 30 minutes Plus (+) signs On/Off open Lever volume control; up=louder, down=softer comfort-clarity control; up=clarity, down=comfort Push button switching programs volume control; right aid=louder, left aid=softer comfort-clarity control;...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 5 Table of contents Your hearing aids at a glance ............2 Putting your hearing aids on your ears ..........4 Turning your hearing aids on and off ..........6 Battery information ................. 8 Tips for wearing hearing aids for the first time ......12 Operating instructions ..............14 Using the telephone..............

  • Page 6: Your Hearing Aids At A Glance

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 6 Your hearing aids at a glance 1 Earhook - your custom made earmold attaches to your hearing aids using the earhook 2 Microphone - sound enters your hearing aids via the microphones. Microphone shield - protects microphones from dirt &...
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  • Page 8: Putting Your Hearing Aids On Your Ears

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 8 Putting your hearing aids on your ears Your behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids may be color-coded with a small dot on the battery door: red = right ear; blue = left ear. BTEs with earmolds 1.
  • Page 9 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 9 3. Place the hearing aid over the top of your ear. BTEs with slim tubes 1. Place the hearing aid over the top of your ear. The slim tube should lie flush against your head and not stick out.

  • Page 10: Turning Your Hearing Aids On And Off

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 10 Turning your hearing aids on and off Your hearing aids have a three-position battery door that acts as an on/off switch and that allows access to the battery compartment. 1. ON: Close the battery door fully.

  • Page 11: The Battery

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 11 3. OPEN: Fully open the battery door to access and change the battery. open Note: When turning your hearing aid on and off while it is on the ear, grasp the top and bottom of the device with your index finger and thumb.

  • Page 12: Battery Information

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 12 Battery information To replace the battery, fully open the battery door for access to the battery compartment. Low battery warning Two long beeps indicate the hearing aid battery is low. After the low battery warning, you may experience some reduction in sound quality.

  • Page 13: Replacing The Battery

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 13 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 (+) sign on the battery facing the same way as the...
  • Page 14 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 14 Replacing the battery in hearing aids with a tamper- resistant battery door Some hearing aids have a tamper- resistant battery door for safety reasons. To replace the battery, open the battery compartment and push the locking piece back inside the hearing aid using the tip of a pen.

  • Page 15: Caring For Batteries

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 15 Caring for batteries Always discard batteries in a safe and environmentally friendly way. To prolong battery life, remember to turn your hearing aids off when not in use. Remove the batteries and keep the battery door open while hearing aids are not in use.

  • Page 16: Tips For Wearing Hearing Aids For The First Time

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 16 Tips for wearing hearing aids for the first time 1. Start in a quiet room at home first to get used to the new sound quality. Sounds like the ticking of a clock, the humming of the computer, the beep of the microwave or the rustling of clothes or paper may seem loud to you at first, because you have not been...
  • Page 17 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 17 6. Make notes at the back of this booklet, write down difficult situations and describe what any unpleasant noises were like. This information will help your hearing healthcare professional to fine-tune the devices better for you.

  • Page 18: Operating Instructions

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 18 Operating instructions Your BTE hearing aids come with two controls that allow you to further adjust your hearing aids – a lever and a push button. Lever The lever on your hearing aids can be set up as either a volume control or a comfort-clarity control.
  • Page 19 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 19 Comfort-clarity control If the lever has been configured as a comfort- clarity control – press up to increase clarity of speech; press down to decrease overall noise or improve listening comfort. Each step will change the hearing aid performance.
  • Page 20 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 20 Tamper-resistant cover Some hearing aids are fitted with tamper- resistant covers instead of levers to prevent someone from accidentally adjusting the hearing aids. The cover can still be used to make adjustments but it requires using a fingernail or a small tool to push up or down.

  • Page 21: Push Button

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 21 Push button Your hearing aids are equipped with a push button which can be set for switching between programs, to adjust your volume or adjust the comfort-clarity control. Program control If the push button has been configured as a program control, each time you push the button, you will move to a new hearing aid program.

  • Page 22: Volume Control

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 22 Volume control If the push button has been configured as a volume control: • Push the button on your right hearing aid to increase the volume in both hearing aids. • Push the button on your left hearing aid to decrease the volume in both hearing aids.
  • Page 23 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 23 Comfort-clarity control If the push button has been configured as a comfort-clarity control: • Push the button on your right hearing aid to increase clarity of speech. • Push the button on your left hearing aid to decrease overall noise or improve listening comfort.
  • Page 24 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 24 Comfort-clarity control setting Beeps Ideal comfort and clarity level 1 beep Increase sound clarity level short beep Increase listening comfort short beep Maximum sound clarity level 2 beeps Maximum listening comfort level 2 beeps DuoLink If DuoLink is enabled, then changing the volume,...

  • Page 25: Remote Control

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 25 Learning Your hearing aids will learn your adjustments in different environments, if this feature is available and has been enabled by your hearing healthcare professional. Over time, the hearing aids will adjust the default volume and comfort- clarity settings to the levels that you typically use.

  • Page 26: Using The Telephone

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 26 Using the telephone As telephones do not all work the same, you may experience different results from different phones. You can use many phones by simply holding the receiver to your ear, without the need to change to a dedicated telephone program on your hearing aids.
  • Page 27 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 27 When the receiver is moved away from the hearing aid it will automatically return to the previous listening program. If DuoLink is enabled on your hearing aids for the automatic telephone program, both hearing aids are synchronized and the listening program for the opposite ear will also change when the automatic telephone program is activated.
  • Page 28 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 28 To affix the optional easy-t magnet: 1. Clean the telephone receiver. Hold the magnet near the “listening end” of your telephone receiver and release it. The magnet will flip to the appropriate side and seek the optimal position on the telephone receiver.

  • Page 29: Caring For Your Hearing Aids

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 29 Caring for your 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 aids in the bath or shower or immerse them in water.

  • Page 30: Cleaning Your Hearing Aids

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 30 Cleaning your hearing aids Ear wax is natural and common. Ensuring your hearing aids are free of ear wax is an important step in your daily cleaning and maintenance routine. Never use alcohol to clean your hearing aids, earmolds or domes.
  • Page 31 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 31 If your physician prescribes eardrops, clean any moisture that may get into the earmolds or tubing to prevent plugging. If the earmolds require further cleaning: 1. Disconnect the plastic tube from the hook of the hearing aids.
  • Page 32 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 32 Slim tubes and domes You should have the slim tubes and domes replaced by your hearing healthcare professional approximately every three to six months or when they become stiff, brittle, or discolored. Clean the domes daily with a damp cloth.
  • Page 33 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 33 5. Using the black cleaning pin provided in the kit, gently insert the cleaning pin where the slim tube attaches to the hearing aid and push the pin all the way through the tube. 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...

  • Page 34: Signature Features Of Your Hearing Aids

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 34 Signature features of your hearing aids Comfort-clarity control Your hearing aids automatically adjust to focus on hearing speech more clearly or providing comfort in noisy situations. Some Quantum hearing aid models provide a control to adjust your comfort-clarity settings.
  • Page 35 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 35 Quantum hearing aids will gradually learn your preferred comfort-clarity settings. DuoLink With DuoLink, your hearing aids wirelessly communicate with each other. As you make a program, comfort-clarity or volume change on one hearing aid, the other hearing aid automatically changes as well.

  • Page 36: Assistive Listening Devices

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 36 • uTV is used with the uDirect to transmit sound from your TV directly to your hearing aids. The uTV can also transmit sound from stereo systems, computers and other audio sources.
  • Page 37 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 37 your hearing aid. Please contact your hearing healthcare professional for more information on loop systems. Connecting to external audio sources Your hearing aids may feature an optional direct audio input (DAI) to connect to other audio sources, such as a stereo or television, using an FM system or a cable.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting Guide

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 38 Troubleshooting guide Cause Possible remedy No sound Not turned on Turn on Low/dead battery Replace battery Poor battery contact Consult your hearing healthcare professional Battery upside down Insert battery plus (+) side Earmolds/slim tubes/ Clean earmolds/ domes.
  • Page 39 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 39 Cause Possible remedy Not loud enough Low volume Turn up volume; see hearing healthcare professional for models without a manual volume control or if problem persists. Low battery Replace battery Earmolds/slim tubes/ See “Putting your hearing domes not inserted aids on your ears”.
  • Page 40 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 40 Cause Possible remedy Intermittent Low battery Replace battery Dirty battery contact Consult your hearing healthcare professional Two long beeps Low battery Replace battery Whistling Earmolds/slim tubes/ See “Putting your hearing aids on your ears”. Reinsert domes not inserted carefully.
  • Page 41 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 41 Cause Possible remedy Not clear, distorted Poorly fitting earmolds/ Consult your hearing healthcare professional slim tubes/domes Earmolds/slim tubes/ Clean earmolds. See “Cleaning your hearing domes blocked with ear aids”. Use cleaning pin to dislodge ear wax in slim tubes.
  • Page 42 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 42 Cause Possible remedy Weak on the telephone Telephone not Move telephone receiver around ear for clearer positioned properly signal. See “Using the telephone”. Hearing aid requires Consult your hearing healthcare professional adjustment For any problems not listed in the guide, contact your hearing healthcare professional.

  • Page 43: Warnings

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 43 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.
  • Page 44 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 44 Remove your hearing aids for CT and MRI scans or for other electromagnetic procedures. Special care should be exercised in wearing hearing aids when maximum sound pressure levels exceed 132 decibels. There may be a risk of impairing your remaining hearing.

  • Page 45: Battery Warnings

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 45 The magnet may affect some medical devices or electronic systems. Always keep the magnet (or the telephone equipped with the magnet) at least 30 cm (12”) away from pacemakers, credit cards, floppy disks or other magnetically sensitive devices.
  • Page 46 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 46 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.
  • Page 47 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 47 Note to hearing healthcare professional Domes should never be fitted on patients with perforated eardrums, exposed middle ear cavities, or surgically altered ear canals. In the case of such a condition, we recommend to use a customized ear mold.

  • Page 48: Warning To Hearing Aid Dispensers (To Comply With The U.s. Food And Drug Administration (Fda) Regulations)

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 48 Warning to hearing aid dispensers (to comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations) 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...
  • Page 49 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 49 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 50: Children With Hearing Loss

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 50 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 audiologist for evaluation and rehabilitation since hearing loss may cause problems in language development and the educational and social growth of a child.

  • Page 51: Compliance Information

    1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice 2 Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by Unitron may void the FCC authorization to operate this device.
  • Page 52 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 52 Notice 3 This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and ICES-003 of Industry Canada. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 53: Client Feedback

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 53 Client feedback Record your specific needs or concerns and bring to your first office visit after getting your hearing aids. This will help your hearing healthcare professional to address your needs. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________...

  • Page 54: Additional Notes

    Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 54 Additional notes ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________...
  • Page 55 Bag, 300987, Albany, 14755 27th Avenue Østre Hougvej 42-44 Auckland North, Plymouth, MN 5500 Middelfart 55447 Russia Tverskaya str. 12, bldg. 9, 1th floor, office 98 125009 Moscow Unitron Hearing Ltd. 20 Beasley Drive, P.O. Box 9017, Kitchener, ON N2G 4X1 Canada...
  • Page 56 Yuu BTE User Guide_Layout 1 20/02/2014 16:49 Page 56 Distributor www.unitron.com B/11-034 029-5858-02...

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