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General warnings
Warnings to hearing care professional
A hearing care professional should advise
a prospective hearing aid user to consult
immediately with a licensed physician
(preferably an ear specialist) before
dispensing a hearing aid if the hearing care
professional 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:
(i) Visible congenital or traumatic
deformity of the ear.
(ii) History of active drainage from the
ear within the previous 90 days.
(iii) History of sudden or rapidly
progressive hearing loss within the
previous 90 days.
(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness.
(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or
recent onset within the
previous 90 days.
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or
greater than 15 decibels at 500 Hertz
(Hz), 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz.
(vii) Visible evidence of significant
cerumen accumulation or a foreign
body in the ear canal.
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
Special care should be exercised in
selecting and fitting a hearing aid whose
maximum sound pressure capability
exceeds 132 dB SPL as there may be risk
of impairing the remaining hearing of the
hearing aid user.
Important notice for prospective hearing
aid users
Good health practice requires that
a person with a hearing loss have
a medical evaluation by a licensed physician
(preferably a physician who specializes
in diseases of the ear) before purchasing
a hearing aid. Licensed physicians who
specialize in diseases of the ear are often
referred to as Otolaryngologists, Otologists
or Otorhinolaryngologists. The purpose
of medical evaluation is to ensure that all
medically treatable conditions that may
affect hearing are identified and treated
before the hearing aid is purchased.
Following the medical evaluation, the
physician will give you a written statement
that states that your hearing loss has been
medically evaluated and that you may
be considered a candidate for a hearing
aid. The physician will refer you to an
audiologist or a hearing aid dispenser, as
appropriate, for a hearing aid evaluation.
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