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Warnings
(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 signicant
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 tting a hearing
instrument whose maximum sound
pressure capability exceeds 132 dB
SPL as there may be risk of impairing
the remaining hearing of the hearing
instrument user.
Important notice for prospective
hearing instrument 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
instrument. Licensed physicians
who specialize in diseases of
the ear are often referred to as