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Warnings
Warning to hearing instrument
dispensers
A hearing instrument dispenser
should advise a prospective
hearing instrument user to consult
immediately with a licensed physician
(preferably an ear specialist) before
dispensing a hearing instrument if
the hearing instrument 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 the ear.
(ii) History of active drainage from
the ear within the previous 90
days.
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(iii) History of sudden or rapidly
progressive hearing loss within
the previous 90 days.
(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness.
(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden
or recent onset within the
previous 90 days.
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal
to or greater than 15 decibels at
500 Hertz (Hz), 1,000 Hz, and
2,000 Hz.
(vii) Visible evidence of significant
cerumen accumulation or a
foreign body in the ear canal.
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
Warnings Additionals
Special care should be exercised
in selecting and fitting a hearing
instrument whose maximum sound
pressure capability exceeds 132 dB
SPL as there may be risk of impairing
the remaining hearing of the hearing
instrument user.
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
instrument. Licensed physicians
who specialize in diseases of
the ear are often referred to as
Otolaryngologists, Otologists
or Otorhinolaryngologists. The
purpose of medical evaluation
is to ensure that all medically
treatable conditions that may affect
hearing are identified and treated
before the hearing instrument is
purchased. Following the medical
evaluation, the physician will give
you a written statement that states
that your hearing loss has been
medically evaluated and that you
may be considered a candidate for a
hearing instrument. The physician
will refer you to an audiologist or
a hearing instrument dispenser,
as appropriate, for a hearing
instrument evaluation.
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