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Dry the earmold with a cloth.
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Blow possible water drops from tubing and earmold. A special de-
vice is available from your hearing care practitioner.
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Ensure that the earmold and tubing are completely dry before at-
taching them to the hearing instrument. Take care to identify the left
and right instruments (please refer to figure on page 15).
Replacing the tube
Ask your hearing care practitioner to replace the tubing from the instru-
ment to the earmould if it turns stiff or changes colour.
Cleaning the ThinTube and dome
The ThinTube feeds the amplified sound from the hearing instrument into the ear. It is important that the
ThinTube and the dome fit correct ly into your ear. If the ThinTube or the dome irritates your ear in any way
and prevents you from wearing your hearing instrument, please contact your hearing care professional. You
should never attempt to modify the shape of the ThinTube yourself.
The ThinTube and the dome should be cleaned regularly. Remove the ThinTube from the instrument before
cleaning by unscrewing it. Use a damp cloth to clean the ThinTube and dome on the outside and use the
black cleaning rod to “push” any debris out of the sound tube. The cleaning rod should be insert ed where
the ThinTube attaches to the instrument and pushed all the way through the ThinTube and out through the
dome. It is not recommended to submerge or rinse the ThinTube and dome with water, as there is a risk that
a water drop may become lodged in the ThinTube. If this should occur, it will prevent sound coming through
the ThinTube, and may be harmful for the instrument’s electronics.
The ThinTube and dome should be changed every third month or
sooner if the ThinTube becomes stiff or brittle. We recommend that
you have your hearing care professional change the dome for you.
If your hearing care professional instructs you to change the domes
yourself, make sure that they are securely fastened to the ThinTube
before inserting them in your ear. A failure to change the domes in ac-
cordance with the instructions could result in injury.