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• Pain or discomfort in the ear
• Abnormal appearance of the eardrum and ear canal
such as:
- Inammation of the external auditory canal
- Perforated eardrum
• Other abnormalities which the hearing care
professional believes are of medical concern
The hearing care professional may decide that referral is not
appropriate or in the best interest of the patient when the
following applies:
• There is sucient evidence that the condition has been
fully investigated by a medical specialist and the
possible treatment has been provided
• The condition has not worsened or changed
signicantly since the previous investigation and / or
treatment
If the patient has given their informed and competent
decision not to accept advice to seek a medical opinion, it is
permissible to proceed to recommend an appropriate
hearing aid systems subject to the following considerations:
• The recommended hearing aid system will not have an
adverse eect on the patients health or general
well-being
• The records conrm that the patient´s best interest has
been taken into consideration
If legally required, the patient has signed a disclaimer to
conrm that the referral advice has not been accepted and
that it is an informed decision.
Charger: please note contraindications are not derived from
the charger, but from the compatible CROS device.
A CROS device will not restore normal hearing and will not
prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from
organic conditions. Infrequent use of a CROS device does
not permit a patient to attain full benet from it. The use of
a CROS device is only a part of the hearing habilitation and
may need to be supplemented by auditory training and
instruction in lipreading.