Warning to Hearing Aid Dispensers
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:
• Visible congenital or traumatic
deformity of the ear.
• History of active drainage from the ear
within the previous 90 days.
• History of sudden or rapidly progressive
hearing loss within the previous 90 days.
• Acute or chronic dizziness.
• Pain or discomfort in the ear.
• Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or
recent onset within the previous 90 days.
• Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or
greater than 15 decibels at 500 hertz (Hz),
1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz.
• Visible evidence of significant cerumen
accumulation or a foreign body in the
ear canal.
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