User's Guide

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Information for the Hearing Care Provider
A hearing care provider should advise a prospective
hearing instrument user to consult with a licensed
physician (preferably an ear specialist) promptly,
before dispensing a hearing instrument, if the hearing
care provider 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:
· Visible congenital or traumatic deformity
of the external or middle ear
· History of active drainage from the ear within
the previous 90 days
· History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing
loss within the previous 90 days
· Acute or chronic dizziness or vertigo
· Unilateral hearing loss of a sudden or recent onset
within the previous 90 days
· Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than
15 decibels at 500 hertz (Hz), 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz
· Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation
or a foreign body in the ear canal
· Pain or discomfort in the ear
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