Element™ BTE Guide
Table of Contents Your Element™ Hearing Instruments ...............................1 Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......................2 Getting the Most Out of Your Element™ Hearing Instruments..................................................................3 Using the Element™ BTE Guide .......................................4 Putting Your Element™ Hearing Instruments on Your Ears .................................................................
Your Element™ Hearing Instruments Hearing Healthcare Professional: __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________________ Model: _______________________________________________ Serial Number:_________________________________________ Replacement Batteries: Size 13 Size 10 Warranty: _____________________________________________ Use Automatic Program for (if applicable) 1: Quiet 2: Group/Party Noise Use Manual Program 1 for: _
Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems Congratulations on choosing your new Element™ BTE (Behind-the-Ear) hearing instruments. For over 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 incorporate special features to solve the everyday problems and concerns you have with hearing loss and hearing instruments.
Getting the Most Out of Your Element™ 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 instruments for longer than is comfortable. Depending on your previous experience with hearing instruments, a few hours a day may be enough and then you can increase wearing time gradually.
Using the Element™ BTE Guide Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of the topics covered in this guide. There are different styles of BTEs available. The diagrams below identify some of the components on your hearing devices. Have your hearing healthcare professional place a check beside the diagram that best describes your BTE style.
Putting Your Element™ Hearing Instruments on Your Ears BTEs with Slim Tubes 1. Hold the slim tube where it attaches to the dome and gently push the dome into your ear canal. The slim tube should lie flush against your head and not stick out. 2. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your ear. 3. Place the retention piece in your ear so it rests at the bottom of the opening of your ear canal. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 for your other ear if you wear two hearing devices. BTEs with Earhooks 1.
Turning Your Element™ Hearing Instruments On and Off Your hearing instruments 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. Note: If the start up delay is activated, your hearing instruments will not turn on for 10-15 seconds after closing the battery door. To turn the hearing instrument off, partially open the battery door.
Feedback-Free Listening Your Element hearing instruments have an optional start up delay that can be activated by your hearing healthcare professional. If the start up delay is activated, your hearing instruments will not turn on for 10-15 seconds even if the battery door is closed fully. The hearing devices return to the start up delay position each time you turn your hearing devices on. This allows you to insert your hearing devices without experiencing whistling.
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. This will ensure that the battery door closes properly. Note: If the battery is inserted incorrectly, the door will not close. 4. Close the battery compartment door.
Low Battery Warning When you hear one long beep, your hearing devices are warning you that their batteries are low. You will hear the warning approximately every 30 minutes until you change the batteries or the batteries die. After the first warning, you may experience some reduction in sound quality. This is normal and can be remedied by inserting fresh batteries in the hearing devices.
Operating Instructions Changing Programs on Your Element™ Hearing Instruments Your Element hearing instruments may have an automatic program and up to three additional manual programs. Element’s automatic program will satisfy most of your listening needs by adjusting to different listening environments without requiring manual adjustments. Up to three additional manual programs can be individually tailored by your hearing healthcare professional to meet your particular listening needs.
four indicates that the volume is at the maximum level. Rotate the volume control upward to increase the volume or downward to decrease the volume. Note that your volume control may be disabled by your hearing healthcare professional and, therefore, could be inactive. Before changing the volume on your hearing devices, secure the device on your ear with your index finger and thumb. Then using your thumb, rotate the volume control up or down.
Listening in Quiet and Noisy Environments Your Element 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 reducing sounds from the sides or behind you (i.e., noise). Your Element may have an advanced directional microphone system that adjusts automatically to changing noise levels and tracks moving noise sources.
Using Element™ with the Telephone Element has the ability, depending on hearing loss, vent size and style of hearing instrument to provide feedbackfree 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. In some situations when using a cell phone, you may experience digital interference that sounds like static, buzzing or beeping.
the telephone program automatically when the telephone receiver is placed in proximity, the magnet for easy-t hearing instruments should be attached to the telephone receiver. The magnet is designed to strengthen the magnetic field at the ear piece of hearing instrument compatible telephones. To affix the easy-t magnet: 1. Clean the telephone receiver. 2. Hold the magnet near the “listening end” of your telephone receiver and release it (Figure 1).
• If the magnet is swallowed, contact your physician immediately. • The magnet may affect some medical devices or electronic systems. Always keep the magnet (or the telephone equipped with the magnet) at least 30 cm (12”) away from pacemakers, credit cards, floppy disks or other magnetically sensitive devices. • Too high distortion during dialing or phoning may mean that the phone handset is stressed by the magnet. To avoid any damage, please move the magnet to another place on the telephone receiver.
connect to other audio sources such as a stereo or television. You will need to purchase the direct audio input system and a connector cord from your hearing healthcare professional before you can connect to external audio sources. DAI can also be used to fit your hearing instruments with an assistive listening device, such as a FM system, which you may purchase to improve listening in difficult situations.
or in a shirt pocket. To listen through the FM system, select the telecoil program and turn on the FM receiver. To keep the signal clear, you may need to adjust the volume control on your hearing instruments, as well as on the FM receiver. With some infrared systems you may need to remove your hearing instruments and wear the system’s headset receiver. If the volume on the infrared receiver is not loud enough, use your hearing instruments instead. See also “Connecting to External Audio Sources.
• Regular use of a dehumidifier, such as a Dri-Aid kit, can help prevent corrosion. See your hearing healthcare professional for more information. • Do not drop your hearing devices or knock them against hard surfaces. Cleaning Your Element™ Hearing Instruments Ear wax is natural and common. Ensuring your hearing devices and earmolds are free of ear wax is an important step in your daily cleaning and maintenance routine. • Never use alcohol to clean your hearing devices or earmolds.
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. If your physician prescribes eardrops, clean any moisture that may get into the earmolds or tubing to prevent plugging. If the earmolds require further cleaning, disconnect the plastic tube from the hook of the hearing devices. Wash only the earmolds in warm water with a mild soap. Rinse them with cool water and allow them to dry overnight.
3. Use a damp cloth to clean the outside of the slim tube and the dome. 4. Using the black cleaning pin provided in the kit, gently insert the cleaning pin where the slim tube attaches to the hearing instrument and push the pin all the way through the tube and out through the dome. Note: The slim tubes and domes should never be rinsed or submerged in water as water drops may become lodged in the tube, block sound or damage the electrical components of the hearing instrument. 5.
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. • Allergic reactions to hearing devices are unlikely.
output of your hearing devices is suitable for your particular hearing loss. 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 • The use of hearing devices is only part of hearing rehabilitation; auditory training and lip reading instruction may be required as well.
different direction or locate the cell phone and move away from it. Labeling The serial number and year of manufacture are located inside the battery door.
Troubleshooting Guide CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY No sound • Not turned on • Low/dead battery • Poor battery contact • Battery upside down • Earmolds/slim tubes blocked with ear wax • Plugged microphone protector • Turn on • Replace battery • Consult your hearing healthcare professional • Insert battery plus (+) side up • Clean earmolds. See “Cleaning the Earmolds”. Use cleaning pin to dislodge ear wax in slim tubes. See “Cleaning the Slim Tubes and Domes”. Consult your hearing healthcare professional.
CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Intermittent • Low battery • Dirty battery contact • Replace battery • Consult your hearing healthcare professional One long beep • Low battery • Replace battery Whistling • Earmolds/slim tubes not • Remove and reinsert carefully inserted properly • Hand/clothing near ear • Remove hand/clothing from ear • Poorly fitting earmolds/ • Consult your hearing healthcare professional slim tubes Not clear, distorted • Poorly fitting earmolds/ • Consult your hearing healthcare professional
CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Earmolds/slim tubes falling out of ear • Consult your hearing healthcare professional • Poorly fitting earmolds/ slim tubes • Earmolds/slim tubes not • See “Cleaning the Earmolds” or “Cleaning the Slim Tubes and Domes” or “Putting Your inserted properly Element Hearing Instruments on Your Ears”. Reinsert carefully.
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 congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear.
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.
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. Federal law permits a fully informed adult to sign a waiver statement declining the medical evaluation for religious or personal beliefs that preclude consultation with a physician.
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