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General Precautions
1. Do not leave your hearing instrument in the sun, near an open
fire or in a hot, parked car.
2. Do not wear your instrument while showering, swimming, in
heavy rain or in a moist atmosphere such as steam bath or
sauna.
3. Should your instrument become moist, put it in a closed
container with a drying agent. Your hearing care professional
can provide a specially designed container, a so called
desiccator for this purpose.
4. Remove your hearing instrument when applying such things as
cosmetics, perfume, aftershave, hair spray, and suntan lotion.
These might get into the instrument and cause damage.
General Warnings
1. Consult a physician if you discover a foreign object in your ear
canal, if you experience skin irritation or if excessive ear wax
accumulates with the use of the hearing instrument.
2. Different types of radiation, e.g. from NMR, MRI or CT scanners,
may damage the hearing instrument. Therefore, do not wear
the hearing instrument during these or other corresponding
scanning procedures. Other types of radiation (burglar
alarms, room surveillance systems, radio equipment, mobile
telephones, etc) contain less energy and will not damage the
hearing instrument. They could however momentarily affect
the sound quality or create strange sounds from the hearing
instruments.
3. Do not wear the hearing instrument in mines, oil fields or other
explosive areas, unless those areas are certified for hearing
instrument use.
4. Do not allow others to use your hearing instrument. It may
cause permanent damage to the hearing instruments as well
as to the hearing Impaired.
5. Due to being a choking hazard hearing instrument usage by
children or mentally challenged persons should be supervised
at all times.
6. Hearing instruments should be used only as prescribed by
your hearing care professional. Incorrect use may result in
sudden and permanent hearing loss.
7. Warning to hearing care professionals: Special care should be
exercised in selecting and fitting hearing instrument(s) whose
maximum sound pressure level exceeds 132 dB SPL with an
IEC 60711: 1981 occluded ear simulator, because there may
be a risk of impairing the remaining hearing of the hearing
instrument user