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13.4.2 Tinnitus Sound Generator warning to hearing care professionals
A hearing care professional should advise a prospective sound generator
user to consult promptly with a licensed physician (preferably an ear
specialist) before getting a sound generator. If the hearing care professional
determines through inquiry, actual observation, or review of any other
available information concerning the prospective user that the prospective
user has any of the following conditions:
1.
Visible, congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear
2.
History of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days
3.
History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the
previous 90 days
4.
Acute or chronic dizziness
5. Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous
90 days
6.
Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 dB at 500 hertz
(Hz), 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz
7.
Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign
body in the ear canal
8.
Pain or discomfort in the ear.
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CAUTION
: THE MAXIMUM OUTPUT OF THE SOUND GENERATOR
FALLS INTO THE RANGE THAT CAN CAUSE HEARING LOSS
ACCORDING TO OSHA REGULATIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH
NIOSH RECOMMENDATIONS, THE USER SHOULD NOT USE THE
SOUND GENERATOR FOR MORE THAN EIGHT (8) HOURS A DAY
WHEN SET TO A LEVEL OF 85 DB SPL OR ABOVE. WHEN THE
SOUND GENERATOR IS SET TO LEVELS OF 90 DB SPL OR ABOVE,
THE USER SHOULD NOT USE THE SOUND GENERATOR FOR MORE
THAN TWO (2) HOURS PER DAY. IN NO CASE SHOULD THE SOUND
GENERATOR BE WORN AT UNCOMFORTABLE LEVELS.
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