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About Start up Handling Options
Warnings
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You should familiarize yourself fully
with the following general warnings
before using your hearing instrument
for personal safety and to secure
correct use.
Please note that a hearing aid will not
restore normal hearing and will not
prevent or improve a hearing impair-
ment resulting from organic conditions.
Furthermore, note that in most cases,
infrequent use of a hearing instrument
does not permit a user to attain full
benefit from it.
Consult your Hearing Care Profes-
sional if you experience unexpected
operations or events with your hearing
instrument.
Usage of hearing instruments
• Hearing instruments should be used
only as directed and adjusted by your
Hearing Care Professional. Misuse
can result in sudden and permanent
hearing loss.
• Never allow others to wear your
hearing instrument as incorrect use
could cause permanent damage to
their hearing.
Choking hazards & risk of swallowing
batteries
• Hearing instruments, their parts,
and batteries should be kept out of
reach of children and anyone who
might swallow these items, or other-
wise cause injury to themselves.
Warnings
• Batteries have occasionally been
mistaken for pills. Therefore, check
your medicine carefully before swal-
lowing any pills.
• Most hearing instruments can be
supplied with a tamper-resistant
battery door upon request. This is
strongly recommended for infants,
small children and people with cog-
nitive impairments.
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• Children below 36 months must
always use a tamper-resistant
battery door. This option is typically
provided by default when the hear-
ing instrument is ordered for a child
ages 0-3 years.
If a battery or hearing instrument is
swallowed, see a doctor immediately
and contact the National Poison Center
at 800-222-1222 or National Battery
Ingestion Hotline at 202-625-3333.
Battery use
• Always use batteries recommended
by your Hearing Care Professional.
Batteries of low quality may leak and
cause bodily harm.
• Never attempt to recharge your bat-
teries and never dispose of batteries
by burning them. There is a risk that
the batteries will explode.