Contraindications
WARNING
Consult a Hearing Care Professional if you
experience any unusual side effects like skin
irritation, excessive accumulation of ear wax,
dizziness, change in your hearing, or if you think
there may be a foreign object in your ear canal.
WARNING
A Hearing Care Professional should advise a
prospective hearing instrument user to consult
a licensed physician before using the hearing
instrument if the Hearing Care Professional
determines that the prospective user has any of the
following conditions:
Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the
X
ear.
History of active drainage from the ear within the
X
previous 90 days.
History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing
X
loss within the previous 90 days.
Acute or chronic dizziness.
X
Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset
X
within the previous 90 days.
Audiometric air‑bone gap equal to or greater
X
than 15 dB at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz.
Visible evidence of significant cerumen
X
accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.
Pain or discomfort in the ear.
X
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Product safety
NOTICE
Only use zinc‑air batteries or nickel‑metal hydride
(NiMH) rechargeable batteries.
Do not use e.g. silver‑zinc or lithium‑ion
rechargeable batteries.
NOTICE
Protect your devices from extreme heat. Do not
X
expose them to direct sunlight.
NOTICE
Do not dry your devices in the microwave oven.
X
NOTICE
Different types of strong radiation, e. g. during
X‑ray or MRI head examinations, may damage
devices.
Do not use the devices during these or similar
X
procedures.
Weaker radiation, e. g. from radio equipment or
airport security, does not damage the devices.
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