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Federal law restricts the sale of hearing aids to those individuals
who have obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed physician.
Federal law permits a fully informed adult to sign a waiver statement
declining the medical evaluation for religious or personal beliefs that
preclude consultation with a physician. The exercise of such a waiver
is not in your best health interest and its use is strongly discouraged.
Children with Hearing Loss
In addition to seeing a physician for a medical evaluation,
a child with a hearing loss should be directed to an audiologist
for evaluation and rehabilitation since hearing loss may cause
problems in language development and the educational and
social growth of a child. An audiologist is qualified by training and
experience to assist in the evaluation and rehabilitation of
a child with a hearing loss.
Additional Notices
A hearing aid will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or
improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions.
In most cases infrequent use of a hearing aid does not permit a user
to attain full benefit from it.
The use of a hearing aid is only part of hearing habilitation
and may need to be supplemented by auditory training and
instruction in lip reading.
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