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Followingthemedicalevaluationthephysicianwillgiveyouawrittenstate-
mentthatstatesthatyourhearinglosshasbeenmedicallyevaluatedand
thatyoumaybeconsideredacandidateforahearingaidThephysicianwill
referyoutoanaudiologistorahearingaiddispenserasappropriatefora
hearingaidevaluation
Theaudiologistorhearingaiddispenserwillconductahearingaidevalua-
tiontoassessyourabilitytohearwithandwithoutahearingaidThehear-
ingaidevaluationwillenabletheaudiologistordispensertoselectandfita
hearingaidtoyourindividualneeds
Ifyouhavereservationsaboutyourabilitytoadapttoamplificationyou
shouldinquireabouttheavailabilityofatrial-rentalorpurchase-optionpro-
gramManyhearingaiddispensersnowoffer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restricts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eval-
uationforreligiousorpersonalbeliefsthatprecludeconsultationwithaphy-
sicianTheexerciseofsuchawaiverisnotinyourbesthealthinterestandits
useisstronglydiscouraged
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