5. Battery drawer with nail grip for easy opening ear. 6. Integrated earhook 7. Tubing We hope you will be pleased with your new Widex 8. Earmould hearing aid . 9. Sound bore 10. Relief vent for ventilation of the ear canal...
Right/left identification The battery If you wear hearing aids on both ears, the hearing aids We recommend Zinc Air batteries . Use a size 13 bat- can be provided with coloured marks (red mark = right tery for your hearing aid. and blue mark = left).
Inserting the battery Low battery indication Before inserting a new battery in the If you hear four rapid beep-tones while wearing your hearing aid, remember to remove hearing aid, it is an indication that the battery is nearly the adhesive tab. Once the tab has exhausted.
Turning the hearing aid on and off The hearing aid may be provided with a battery drawer lock. This lock The battery drawer is placed at the bottom of the hear- can be a good choice if the hearing ing aid. The battery drawer also functions as the on/off aid is worn by a child.
Placing the hearing aid and earmould The hearing aid can be set to produce a beep-tone when turned on. 1 . Insert the earmould in the ear canal while holding the lower part of the tubing. Please remember to switch the hearing aid off when it 2 .
Removing the hearing aid and earmould Possible start-up settings 1 . Remove the hearing aid from its position behind The hearing aid can be set to start up in two different the ear. ways: 2 . Carefully pull the earmould out of the ear canal, while holding the lower part of the tubing.
Automatic volume adjustment Fine tuning volume The hearing aid volume is adjusted automatically in ac- Your hearing aid may be provided with a volume con- cordance with your sound environment. trol, shaped like a small lever. Push the lever upwards to gradu- ally raise the automatically set volume.
Listening programs To turn off the sound completely: • Keep pressing the volume control lever downwards Your hearing aid may be provided with up to three lis- after the steady tone has sounded. tening programs intended for specific listening situa- tions.
Master: Standard program Switching between the listening programs Acclimatisation: Has the same features as the Master You can switch between the program, but provides slightly less amplification. programs by using the program button on the back of the hear- Music: For listening to music. ing aid.
Using a telephone Cleaning When using a telephone, we rec- The following cleaning accessories are available for the ommend that you hold the tele- hearing aid and ear-set. phone against your head at an an- gle above your ear, and not directly 1 .
The hearing aid The microphone openings 1 . Use the small screwdriver to lift up the microphone Clean the hearing aid with the soft cloth after use. cover and remove the cover. Never use water or cleaning 2 . Remove any dirt from around the microphone solutions to clean the hear- openings on the hearing aid and on the cover with ing aid.
The earmould 4 . At least once a week disconnect the earmould from Make sure that your earmould is clean and free of ear- the tubing and rinse the earmould thoroughly in wax and moisture. Never use alcohol or other cleaning lukewarm water.
• When not in use, do not expose the hearing aid to extreme heat or high humidity. • In environments with high humidity, a Widex dry- ing kit may be used daily to reduce the amount of moisture inside the hearing aid. See the instruc-...
Also keep bat- • Widex hearing aids are not certified for use in mines teries out of children’s reach and discard used bat- or other areas with explosive gases.
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• The hearing aid will not restore normal hearing • Please be aware that the use of any type of hearing but can help you make best possible use of your aid may involve a slightly increased risk of infection remaining hearing ability.
Accessories Program Program order with audio shoe Audio input The hearing aid can be furnished with an audio shoe. This allows direct connection to different kinds of ac- cessories (FM and CROS/Bi-CROS systems), as well as external audio equipment (radio, TV, etc.). In this way the sound from, for example, a radio or someone pro- vided with an FM microphone can be sent directly into the hearing aid.
If the hearing aid is dead, it could be because: The FM system from Widex is called • The hearing aid is not turned on. Make sure the bat- SCOLA. The FM system consists of a...
If the hearing aid whistles continuously, it could be Your hearing aid because: • Your ear is blocked by earwax. Contact your physi- (To be filled out by the hearing care professional) cian/ENT doctor. • The tubing is broken. Replace the tubing. Date: __________________ •...
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