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• Batteries have occasionally been
mistaken for pills. Therefore check
your medicine carefully before
swallowing any pills.
• Most hearing instruments can be
supplied with a tamper-resistant
battery drawer upon request. This is
strongly recommended for infants,
small children, and people with
learning diculties.
• Children below 36 months must
always use a tamper-resistant
battery drawer. This option is
available in BTE, miniBTE, RITE and
miniRITE instruments.
If a battery or hearing instrument is
swallowed, see a doctor immediately
and contact the National Poison Center
at 1-800-222-1222 or National Battery
Ingestion Hotline at 202-625-3333.
Battery use
• Always use batteries recommended
by your Hearing Care Professional.
Batteries of low quality may leak and
cause bodily harm.
• Never attempt to recharge your
batteries and never dispose of
batteries by burning them. There is a
risk that the batteries will explode.