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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
Childrenwithhearingloss
Inadditiontoseeingaphysicianforamedicalevaluationachildwithahear-
inglossshouldbedirectedtoanaudiologistforevaluationandrehabilitation
sincehearinglossmaycauseproblemsinlanguagedevelopmentandthe
educationalandsocialgrowthofachildAnaudiologistisqualifiedbytrain-
ingandexperiencetoassistintheevaluationandrehabilitationofachild
withahearingloss
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