Good Advice - Widex AK-M User Instructions

Good advice

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You may notice increased accumulation of earwax
with hearing aid usage. Contact your physician/ENT
doctor if you suspect that a plug of earwax has accu-
mulated in your ear. Earwax may not only reduce
your own hearing but also the effect of the hearing
aid considerably. It is a good idea to ask your physi-
cian to clean your ears a couple of times a year.
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Please be sure to keep the hearing aid and its parts
and accessories out of the reach of children, who
might place them in their mouths. Also keep batter-
ies out of children's reach and discard used batteries
carefully. Do not change batteries in front of children
and do not let them see where you keep your sup-
ply.
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Never put a battery in your mouth for any reason as
you may risk swallowing it. In case of ingestion, con-
tact your physician immediately and the  Hour Na-
tional Battery Hotline at: 1-0-6-.The hearing
aid is made of modern non-allergenic materials. Still,
in rare cases skin irritation can occur. If you notice
skin irritation in or around your ear or ear canal, con-
tact your hearing care professional.
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Please be aware that the use of any type of hearing
aid may involve a slightly increased risk of infection
in the ear canal. An infection can arise as a result of
inadequate ventilation of the ear. Therefore, we rec-
ommend that you remove the entire hearing aid
from your ear at night to allow the ear canal to be
ventilated. Make sure that you clean and inspect your
hearing aid and all its parts as required. If an infec-
tion occurs, you should seek medical attention and
contact your hearing care professional for advice on
how to disinfect the various hearing aid parts. Do not
under any circumstances use alcohol, chlorine or
similar substances to clean your hearing aid and its
parts.
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