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Good advice

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The use of hearing aids increases the risk of ac-
cumulation of earwax. Contact your physician/
ENT doctor if you suspect that a plug of earwax 
has accumulated in your ear. Earwax may not 
only reduce your own hearing but also the ef-
fect of the hearing aid considerably. It is a good 
idea to ask your physician to clean your ears a 
couple of times a year.

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Please be sure to keep your hearing aid and its 
accessories out of the reach of children, who 
might place them in their mouths. Also keep 
batteries out of children’s reach and discard 
used batteries carefully. Do not change batter-
ies in front of children and do not let them see 
where you keep your supply.

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Never put a battery in your mouth for any rea-
son as you may risk swallowing it. In case of in-
gestion, contact your physician immediately.

Summary of Contents for AIKIA AK-9

Page 1: ...User s instructions The AIKIA Series AK 9 Behind the ear...

Page 2: ...the same as the ones you have We furthermore reserve the right to make any changes considered necessary Hearing aids and their accessories should not be disposed of with normal household waste Please...

Page 3: ...ear 12 Possible settings when turning on your hearing aid 14 Removing AIKIA 15 Automatic adjustment of loudness 16 Fine tuning loudness 17 Listening programs 18 Switching between the listening program...

Page 4: ...aid that allows you to be part of the process of tailoring the sound to your individual hearing loss and lifestyle requirements We recommend that you read the entire booklet to get full satisfaction f...

Page 5: ...s it possible to fine tune the automatically adjusted loudness 3 Program button which allows you to choose between different listening programs 4 On off switch 5 Battery drawer with a nail grip for ea...

Page 6: ...To en sure proper battery function do not use batteries past the expiry date Because they are Zinc Air type batteries they need air to work Therefore do not remove the adhesive tab until just before i...

Page 7: ...erting the battery Before inserting a new battery in your hearing aid remember to re move the adhesive tab Do not use batteries on which there is a sticky residue from the tab or other un wanted subst...

Page 8: ...e battery drawer The nail grip is located on the opposite side of the on off switch at the bottom of the hearing aid The plus sign of the battery must face upwards If the battery drawer does not close...

Page 9: ...ter the beep tones varies from one case to another We recommend that you always have a spare bat tery with you For adjustment of the beep tone level or disabling of the function please consult your he...

Page 10: ...off switch The hearing aid is turned on when the switch is pushed upwards and off when the switch is pushed down wards The word OFF is clearly vis ible on the switch when the hearing aid is turned of...

Page 11: ...n If you wear hearing aids on both ears your hearing care professional can put coloured marks on your hearing aids so you can easily see which is for the left ear and which is for the right ear red ma...

Page 12: ...in the ear Insert a battery in your hearing aid First insert the earmould in the ear canal while holding the lower part of the tubing It may also help to pull the outer ear backwards and upwards with...

Page 13: ...13 Once the earmould has been inserted you place the hearing aid behind the ear so that the hook rests comfortably on the ear close to your head...

Page 14: ...start up setting your hearing aid may whistle slightly while you insert the earmould in the ear An alternative is a setting where the hearing aid actively suppresses whis tling while the earmould is b...

Page 15: ...tion behind the ear Carefully pull the earmould out of the ear canal while holding the lower part of the tubing If it is difficult it may help to try to move the ear mould carefully from side to side...

Page 16: ...IKIA analyses the sur roundings and tailors its sound accordingly With AIKIA you do not have to think about adjusting the volume it happens quite automatically Important If the volume in your hearing...

Page 17: ...touches for minor corrections of the volume Faster adjust ments are obtained by keep ing the lever pressed for some seconds Each time you operate the volume control you will hear a beep tone For modif...

Page 18: ...tening programs that are available in your hearing aid see page 20 You can choose from the following programs AIKIA Master This listening program is AIKIA s standard program In the Master program all...

Page 19: ...and the telecoil T This listening program allows you to listen to a specific sound source and still hear surrounding sounds T In this listening program you listen via the tele coil T and not via the m...

Page 20: ...20 Listening program form Program Chosen programs Application 1 2 3 4...

Page 21: ...you do not want to use the program button you can consult your hearing care professional to have it dis abled Each time you switch to another program you will hear beep tones The beeps tell you which...

Page 22: ...are professional have chosen to have in your hearing aid The selected listening programs are numbered 1 4 If you in consultation with your hearing care pro fessional decide on other combinations of pr...

Page 23: ...Battery magnet to facilitate insertion of the battery into the battery drawer 2 Wax removing tool for cleaning the relief vent opening and the earmould sound bore 3 Soft cloth for drying and cleaning...

Page 24: ...th water cleaning solutions or other liquids Instead clean your hear ing aid with a dry soft cloth after use When the hearing aid is not in use it is a good idea to leave the battery drawer open so as...

Page 25: ...nd free of earwax and moisture If it is plugged clear the openings with a wax re moving tool Disconnect the earmould from the tubing at least once a week and wash the earmould in luke warm water Rinse...

Page 26: ...earing aid use a small blower or the like to blow it dry Never use alcohol or other cleaning solu tions to clean your earmould If your earmould tubing becomes slack stiff yel low or cracked replace th...

Page 27: ...to avoid battery leakage Treat your hearing aid as the valuable object it is with care When your hearing aid is not in use keep it in its case in a cool dry location where it cannot be reached by chi...

Page 28: ...scans short wave diathermy or sim ilar radiation treatments and never place your hearing aid in a microwave oven These are some of the types of radiation that can damage your hearing aid Radiation fr...

Page 29: ...sk your physician to clean your ears a couple of times a year Please be sure to keep your hearing aid and its accessories out of the reach of children who might place them in their mouths Also keep ba...

Page 30: ...nfection can arise as a result of inadequate ventilation of the ear Therefore we recom mend that you take out your hearing aid ear mould at night to allow the ear canal to be ven tilated Make sure tha...

Page 31: ...hoe This allows direct connection to diffe rent kinds of accessories FM and CROS Bi CROS systems as well as external audio equipment ra dio TV etc In this way the sound from for exam ple a radio or a...

Page 32: ...ional can make a note of the audio pro grams you have access to and where they are lo cated When you attach the audio shoe the hear ing aid automatically switches to an audio program see page 33 If yo...

Page 33: ...33 Program Program order with audio shoe 1 2 3 4...

Page 34: ...l mains this equipment must meet the safety re quirements stated in the international standard IEC 60065 Do not connect the hearing aid to sockets that are labelled with one or more of the following s...

Page 35: ...sists of a small radio transmit ter with a microphone placed near the speaker and a small radio receiver clicked onto AIKIA via an FM shoe The operating range is approx 15 metres de pending on the sur...

Page 36: ...allows you to adjust the volume or switch be tween the listening programs in your hearing aid You can choose between two different remote control models A basic model and an advanced model For help t...

Page 37: ...not turned on Make sure the battery drawer which functions as the on off switch is pushed all the way upwards and that the word OFF is not visible on the switch The battery is dead or does not work In...

Page 38: ...s inserted cor rectly and that the battery drawer is closed cor rectly The sound outlet of the earmould is blocked Blockage of the sound outlet of an earmould is often caused by earwax Clean the block...

Page 39: ...aid hook Replace the tubing The hook or elbow is cracked Contact your hearing care professional The earmould is not correctly placed in your ear canal Take the earmould out and reinsert it It is impor...

Page 40: ...40 Listening program form Program Chosen programs Application 1 2 3 4...

Page 41: ...41 Listening program form Program Chosen programs Application 1 2 3 4...

Page 42: ...42 Listening program form Program Chosen programs Application 1 2 3 4...

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