Instruction Manual

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For Your Safety
developavoluntarystandardsponsoredbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineers
(IEEE).Thisstandardspecifiestestmethodsandperformancerequirementsforhearingaids
andwirelesscommunicationsdevicessothatnointerferenceoccurswhenapersonusesa
“compatible”deviceanda“compatible”hearingaidatthesametime.Thisstandardwas
approvedbytheIEEEin2000.
TheFDAcontinuestomonitortheuseofwirelesscommunicationsdevicesforpossible
interactionswithothermedicaldevices.Shouldharmfulinterferencebefoundtooccur,the
FDAwillconducttestingtoassesstheinterferenceandworktoresolvetheproblem.
TheFDAcontinuestomonitortheuseofwirelessdevicesforpossibleinteractionswithother
medicaldevices.Shouldharmfulinterferencebefoundtooccur,theFDAwillconducttesting
toassesstheinterferenceandworktoresolvetheproblem.
12.WherecanIfindadditionalinformation?
Foradditionalinformation,pleaserefertothefollowingresources:
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RFSafetyProgram
(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)
InternationalCommissiononNon-lonizingRadiationProtection
(http://www.icnirp.de)
WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)InternationalEMFProject
(http://www.who.int/emf)
NationalRadiologicalProtectionBoard(UK)
(http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/)