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Warning to Audiologists or Hearing Care Providers
An Audiologist or Hearing Care Provider should advise a prospective
hearing instrument user to consult promptly with a licensed physician
(preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing instrument if
the Audiologist or 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 ear.
• Acute or chronic dizziness.
• 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.
• Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the
previous 90 days.
• Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 decibels (dB) 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.
Special care should be exercised in selecting and fitting a hearing
instrument whose maximum sound pressure level exceeds 132 decibels
(dB), because there may be risk of impairing the remaining hearing of
the hearing instrument user.
A hearing instrument will not restore normal hearing and will not
prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic
conditions.
The use of hearing instruments is only part of hearing rehabilitation and
may need to be supplemented by auditory training and instructions in lip
reading. Consistent use of amplification is recommended. In most cases,
infrequent use of hearing instruments does not permit the wearer to
attain the full benefit of amplification.
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