Safety Manual

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ForUSandCanadianmarketsonly
Forprospectivehearingin󰄋rument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
in󰘵rument. Licensed physicians who specialize
in diseases of the ear are often referred to as
otolaryngologi󰘵s, otologi󰘵s or otorhinolaryngologi󰘵s.
The purpose of medical evaluation is to assure that all
medically treatable conditions that may a󰘯ect hearing are
identi󰘰ed and treated before the hearing in󰘵rument is
purchased.
Following the medical evaluation, the physician will give
you a written 󰘵atement that 󰘵ates that your hearing
loss has been medically evaluated and that you may
be considered a candidate for hearing in󰘵ruments. The
physician will refer you to a Hearing Care Professional for
a hearing in󰘵rument evaluation.
The Hearing Care Professional will conduct a hearing
in󰘵rument evaluation to assess your ability to hear with
and without hearing in󰘵ruments. The hearing in󰘵rument
evaluation will enable the Hearing Care Professional
to select and 󰘰t hearing in󰘵ruments to your individual
needs.