Sennheiser Sonite R - Page 72

72 | Sonite R
Contraindications
General clinical contra-indications for the use
of hearing aids and Tinnitus Balance software
feature are:
• Hearing loss is not in the fitting range of the
hearing aid (i.e. gain, frequency response)
• Acute tinnitus (< three months after it occurs)
• Deformity of the ear (i.e. closed ear canal;
absence of the auricle)
• Neural hearing loss ( i.e. retro-cochlear
pathologies such as absent / non-viable
auditory nerve)
Charger: Please note, contraindications are not
derived from the charger, but from the compatible
hearing aids.
The primary criteria for the referral of a patient
for a medical or other specialist opinion and / or
treatment are as follows:
• Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of
the ear;
• History of active drainage from the ear in the
previous 90 days;
• History of sudden or rapidly progressive
hearing loss in one or both ears within the
previous 90 days;