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For your personal safety and to ensure
correct usage, you should familiarize
yourself fully with the following general
warnings before using your hearing aids.
Consult your hearing care professional if
you experience unexpected operations
or serious incidents with your hearing
aid during use or because of its use. Your
hearing care professional will support
you with issue handling and, if relevant,
reporting to the manufacturer and/or the
national authorities.
Note that hearing aids do not restore
normal hearing and do not prevent or
improve a hearing impairment resulting
from organic conditions.
Hearing aids are only a part of hearing
habilitation and may need to be
supplemented by auditory training and
instruction in lipreading.
Furthermore, note that in most cases,
infrequent use of a hearing aids does not
permit a user to attain full benefit from it.
Usage of hearing aids
Hearing aids should only be used as
directed and adjusted by your hearing
care professional. Misuse can result in
sudden and permanent hearing loss.
Never allow others to wear your hearing
aid, as incorrect usage could cause
permanent damage to their hearing.
Choking hazards and risk of swallowing
batteries or other small parts
Hearing aids, their parts and batteries
should be kept out of reach of children and
anyone who might swallow these items or
otherwise cause injury to themselves.
Batteries have occasionally been mistaken
for pills. Therefore, check your medicine
carefully before swallowing any pills.
If a battery, hearing aid or small part is
swallowed, see a doctor immediately
and contact the National Poison Center
at 1-800-222-1222 or National Battery
Ingestion Hotline at 1-800-498-8666.
General warnings
Warnings
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