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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:
(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).)
Important notice for prospective hearing aid users
Good health practice requires that a person with
a hearing loss have a medical evaluation by a licensed
physician (preferably a physician who specializes in
diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing aid.
Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the
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