Warnings to Dispenser
A hearing aid dispenser should advise a prospective hearing aid user to consult promptly with a licensed physician
(preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing aid if the hearing aid dispenser 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: (i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear. (ii) History of active
drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days. (iii) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within
the previous 90 days. (iv) Acute or chronic dizziness. (v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the
previous 90 days. (vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 decibels at 500 hertz (Hz), 1,000 Hz, and
2,000 Hz. (vii) Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal. (viii) Pain or
discomfort in the ear. Special care should be exercised in selecting and fitting a hearing aid whose maximum sound
pressure level exceeds 132 decibels because there may be risk of impairing the remaining hearing of the hearing aid
user. [This provision is required only for those hearing aids with a maximum sound pressure capability greater than
132 decibels (dB).]
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