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• Remove your instrument when applying cosmetics, e.g. perfume, aftershave, hair
spray, suntan lotion.
• Hearing instruments should be used only as prescribed by your hearing care practi
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tioner. Incorrect use may result in sudden and permanent hearing loss.
• Do not allow others to use your hearing instrument. It may cause permanent da
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mage.
• Hearing instrument usage by children or mentally challenged persons should be
supervised at any time.
• Do not take your instrument into rooms where you receive treatment with X-rays
or MRI.
• Wearing a hearing instrument might cause an increased production of earwax. In
rare cases, the anti-allergenic materials may cause skin irritation. If so, or if in doubt,
consult your physician or ENT consultant.
Storing your instrument
When you are not using your instrument, keep or transport it in the box supplied.
Leave the battery door open. Keep your instrument in a dry place, not in a bathroom
or other humidplace. Alternatively, you could store the instrument in a desiccator from
your hearing care practitioner.
Cleaning the microphone opening
Your instrument will not work properly if the microphone opening is dirty. Ask the
hearing care practitioner to clean the opening. Never try this yourself.
General warnings
• Do not leave your hearing instrument in the sun, near an open fire or in a hot, parked
car.
• Do not wear your instrument while showering, swimming, in heavy rain or in a
moist atmosphere such as steam bath or sauna.
• Should your instrument become moist, put it in a dessicator. Your hearing care
practitioner will be happy to counsel on this.
