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About Hearing Damage
WARNING!
USE AS LOW A VOLUME AS POSSIBLE. PERMANENT HEARING DAMAGE CAN RESULT FROM USING THIS SYSTEM
AT EXCESSIVE VOLUMES.
For safe operation of this in-ear monitor system, do not listen at excessive sound pressure levels.
Most national safety and health administrations have established guidelines for maximum time being exposed to sound
pressure levels before hearing damage occurs.
In live settings it is difficult to make exact measurements of
s
ound pressure levels (SPL) present at the eardrum, which
is affected not only by the in-ear monitor volume, but by ambient sound on the stage and other factors.
To protect your ears from hearing damage:
• Use the in-ear monitor system at the lowest volume possible; turn up the volume only enough to hear.
• Be aware that ringing in your ears may indicate that the volume is set too high.
• Have your ears examined regularly by an audiologist.
• If wax bui
lds up in your ears, stop using the in-ear monitor system until you have seen an audiologist.
• To avoid infections, use an antiseptic to wipe the earphones before and after using the system.
• Stop using the earphones if you experience ear discomfort or infection.