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- Page 1 ™ Conversa.NT Digital BTE Guide...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ™ Your Conversa.NT Digital Hearing Instruments.....1 Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......2 ™ Getting the Most Out of Your Conversa.NT Hearing Instruments ............3 ™ Using the Conversa.NT Digital BTE Guide ....4 ™ Turning Your Conversa.NT Hearing Instruments On and Off ................5... -
Page 5: Your Conversa.nt Digital Hearing Instruments
Your Conversa.NT Digital Hearing ™ Instruments Hearing Healthcare Professional: __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________________ Model: _______________________________________________ Serial Number:_________________________________________ Replacement Batteries: Size 10 Size 13 Warranty: _____________________________________________ Use Program 1 for: _____________________________________ Use Program 2 for: _____________________________________ Use Program 3 for: _____________________________________... -
Page 6: 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 7: Getting The Most Out Of Your Conversa.nt Hearing Instruments
Getting the Most Out of Your Conversa.NT 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 devices for longer than is comfortable. Depending on your previous experience... -
Page 8: Using The Conversa.nt ™ Digital Bte Guide
Using the Conversa.NT ™ 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 instruments. -
Page 9: Turning Your Conversa.nt
Turning Your Conversa.NT ™ Hearing Instruments On and Off Your hearing devices 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 instrument on, close the battery door fully. -
Page 10: Putting Your Conversa.nt
3. Repeat steps 1-2 for your other ear if you wear two hearing devices. Feedback-Free Listening Your Conversa.NT hearing instruments have an optional start up mute that can be activated by your hearing healthcare professional. If the start up mute is activated,... -
Page 11: Operating Instructions
Changing Programs on Your Conversa.NT ™ Digital Hearing Instruments Your Conversa.NT digital hearing instruments 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 devices are equipped with a push-button for switching between programs. - Page 12 Using your thumb, rotate the volume control up or down. Setting Your Ideal Volume Conversa.NT digital hearing instruments 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.
- Page 13 Listening in Quiet and Noisy Environments Your Conversa.NT digital hearing instruments have a directional microphone system to meet your listening needs in different environments. The directional system focuses on sounds in front of you (i.e., speech) while...
- Page 14 Using Conversa.NT with the Telephone ™ Conversa.NT has the ability, depending on hearing loss, vent size and style of hearing instrument to provide feedback-free phone use without program changes. For many wearers this means, when the phone rings, all you have to do is pick up the telephone and hold it to your ear normally.
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Page 15: Assistive Listening Devices
Assistive Listening Devices Listening in Public Places Conversa.NT’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 instruments do not operate when the telecoil is on, the loop system may not be operating or you may be in a “dead”... - Page 16 Refer to your battery package for the size of your hearing instrument batteries or consult with your hearing healthcare professional for more information. Listening Over Distance Your Conversa.NT hearing instruments may be ™ compatible with Phonak’s MicroLink Receiver Module, a wireless FM system that improves listening over distance.
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Page 17: Replacing The Battery
Replacing the Battery 1. Gently swing out the battery compartment 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 plus (+) sign on the edge of the battery door. -
Page 18: Caring For Your Hearing Instruments
Caring for Batteries • Always discard batteries carefully. • To prolong battery life, remember to turn your hearing devices off when not in use. • Remove the batteries and keep the battery door open while hearing devices are not in use. This will allow internal moisture to evaporate. -
Page 19: Cleaning Your Conversa.nt Hearing Instruments
Cleaning the Earmolds If your Conversa.NT hearing devices have earhooks (see “Using the Digital BTE Guide”), your hearing healthcare professional fit you with customized earmolds. Earmolds send amplified sound from the hearing devices... - Page 20 comfortably. If amplified sound leaks out of your ear, you may hear whistling. Always ensure earmolds are clean and free of ear wax and moisture. Do not use alcohol to clean your earmolds. If the earmolds become plugged, clear the opening with a wax loop or pipe cleaner.
- Page 21 To clean the slim tubes and domes: 1. Hold the slim tube in one hand and the hearing instrument in the other hand. 2. Gently turn the hearing instrument until it detaches from the slim tube. 3. Use a damp cloth to clean the outside of the slim tube and the dome.
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Page 22: Warnings
Warnings • Hearing devices should only be used as directed by your physician or hearing healthcare professional. • Hearing devices will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions. • Do not use your hearing devices in explosion hazard areas. - Page 23 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. Precautions •...
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Page 24: Troubleshooting Guide
• Replace battery • Low battery • See “Cleaning the Earmolds” or • Earmolds/slim tubes “Putting Your Conversa.NT not inserted properly Hearing Instruments on Your Ears”. Reinsert carefully • Consult your hearing • Change in hearing healthcare professional •... - Page 25 • Poorly fitting ear- • Consult your hearing healthcare slim tubes molds/slim tubes professional falling out • Earmolds/slim tubes • See “Cleaning the Earmolds” or of ear not inserted properly “Putting Your Conversa.NT Hearing Instruments on Your Ears”. Reinsert carefully...
- Page 26 Weak on the • Telephone not • Move telephone receiver around telephone positioned properly ear for clearer signal. See “Using Conversa.NT with the Telephone” • Hearing instrument • Consult your hearing healthcare requires adjustment professional • Replace battery One long beep• Low battery For problems not listed in the guide, contact your hearing healthcare professional.
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Page 27: Warning To Hearing Instrument Dispensers
Warning to Hearing Instrument Dispensers A hearing instrument dispenser should advise a prospective hearing device user to consult promptly with a licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing device if the hearing device 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... - Page 28 Important Notice for Prospective Hearing Instrument 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 device. Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referred to as otolaryngologists, otologists or otorhinolaryngologists.
- Page 29 programs that permit you to wear a hearing device for a period of time for a nominal fee after which you may decide if you want to purchase the hearing device. Federal law restricts the sale of hearing devices to those individuals who have obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed physician.
- Page 31 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 32 D i st r i b u to r Printed in Canada C/08-030 029-5452-02...
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