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About Getting started Daily use Options Warnings More info
General warnings
The audiologist or hearing care
professional will conduct a hearing
aid evaluation to assess your ability
to hear with and without a hearing
aid. The hearing aid evaluation will
enable the audiologist or dispenser
to select and t a hearing aid to
your individual needs. If you have
reservations about your ability to adapt
to amplication, you should inquire
about the availability of a trial, rental
or purchase-option program. Many
hearing care professionals now oer
programs that permit you to wear a
hearing aid for a period of time for
a nominal fee, after which you may
decide if you want to purchase the
hearing aid. Federal law limits 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. A hearing aid
will not restore normal hearing and
will not prevent or improve a hearing
impairment resulting from organic
conditions. A hearing aid is only part of
hearing rehabilitation and may need to
be supplemented by auditory training
and lip reading.
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