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General warnings and safety
guidelines
Hearinginstrumentsandbatteriescanbedanger-
ousifswallowedorimproperlyused.Suchactions
canresultinsevereinjury,permanenthearingloss
orevenfatality.
Familiarizeyourselfcompletelywiththefollowing
generalwarningsbeforeusingyourhearinginstru-
ments.
•Hearinginstrumentsshouldbeusedonlyas
directedandadjustedbyyourtrainedhearing
careprofessional.Misuseorimproperadjust-
mentscanresultinsuddenandpermanent
hearingloss.
•Hearingaidswillnotrestorenormalhearing
orpreventhearinglossresultingfromorganic
conditions.
•Neverallowotherstowearyourhearinginstru-
ments,becausetheyareadjustedforyourhear-
ingrequirementsandmaypermanentlydamage
anotherperson’shearing.