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20. Important safety information
Please read the relevant safety information and
limitations-of-use information on the following
pages before using your hearing aid.
Intended use
The intended use of hearing aids is to amplify
and transmit sound to the ears and hereby
compensate for impaired hearing.
The tinnitus feature is intended for use
by people with tinnitus who also desire
amplication. It provides supplementary noise
stimulation which can help defocus the user’s
attention from their tinnitus.
Intended patient population
Hearing aids: This device is intended for
patients with unilateral and bilateral, mild to
profound hearing loss from 8 years of age.
The tinnitus masker soware feature is
intended for patients with chronic tinnitus from
18 years of age.
Intended users:
Hearing aids: Intended for people with hearing
loss using a hearing aid and their caregivers.
A hearing care professional is responsible for
adjusting the hearing aid.
Indications
General clinical indications for the use of
hearing aids and tinnitus feature are:
• Presence of hearing loss
• Uni- or bilateral hearing loss
• Conductive, sensorineural or mixed
hearing loss
• Mild to profound hearing loss
• Presence of a chronic tinnitus (only
applicable for devices which provide the
tinnitus feature).
Contraindications
General clinical contraindications for the use of
hearing aids and tinnitus soware are:
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