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About Start up Handling Options Warnings
Tinnitus
Additionals
Instruct your patient accordantly and record your patient’s wearing
time in the table “Tinnitus SoundSupport: Limitation on use”, page 56
in this booklet.
Maximum wearing time of Tinnitus SoundSupport
total dB(A)
SPL
Wearing time/hours per day
< 81
Full day
82
16
85
8
88
4
90
3
Ref. OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. department of Labour) / DIRECTIVE 2003/10/EC
on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from
physical agents (noise) / Occupational exposure to noise: evaluation, prevention and control – Special Report
S 64, WHO.
Important information for Hearing Care
Professionals about Tinnitus SoundSupport
If the volume control is enabled
By default the volume control for the sound generator is deactivated
in the instrument. Risk of noise exposure increases when the volume
control is enabled.
In the Tinnitus volume control tab on the “Buttons & Indicators” screen
a warning will be displayed when the highest volume control setting in
the instrument exceed 80 dB(A) SPL.
Using the table provided, calculate the maximum wearing time for
your patient based on:
1. The output of the program with the highest dB(A)SPL level.*
plus
2. the decibel range of the volume control.
* Can be found by hovering over signal level control.
