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42 | Tips for Better Communication
For Your Family and Friends
Your family and friends are also affected by your
hearing loss Request that they:
• Get your full attention before beginning to speak
• Look at you or sit face-to-face in a quiet room
• Speak clearly and at a normal rate and level;
shouting can actually make understanding
more difficult
• Rephrase rather than repeat the same words;
different words may be easier to understand
• Minimize distractions while speaking
Safety Information
INTENDED USE:
An air conduction hearing aid is a wearable sound-
amplifying device intended to compensate for impaired hearing Hearing aids
are available in multiple gain/output levels appropriate to treat hearing losses
ranging from mild-to-profound
Your hearing aids are designed to operate in public and residential environments
and are designed to comply with international Electromagnetic Compatibility
emissions and immunity standards for medical devices However, it is still possible
that you may experience interference caused by power line disturbances, airport
metal detectors, electromagnetic fields from other medical devices, radio signals
and electrostatic discharges
If you use other medical devices or wear implantable medical devices such as
defibrillators or pacemakers and are concerned that your hearing aids might
cause interference with your medical device, please contact your physician
or the manufacturer of your medical device for information about the risk
of disturbance
Your hearing aids should not be worn during an MRI procedure or in a
hyperbaric chamber
Your hearing aids are classified as a Type B applied part under the IEC 60601-1
medical device standard
Your hearing aids are not formally certified to operate in explosive atmospheres
such as may be found in coal mines or certain chemical factories
10% rH
95% rH
-10 C
45 C
Your hearing aids and charger should be stored within the
temperature and humidity ranges of -10°C (14°F) to +45°C
(113°F) and 10%-95% rH
The charging temperature range is between 0°C (32°F) and 40°C (104°F)
Your hearing aids are designed to operate beyond the range of temperatures
comfortable to you, from very cold up to 40°C (104°F) At the maximum
operating temperature of 40°C (104°F), the hearing aid case temperature may
reach 43°C (109°F)
Cautions:
• If the charger is hot, do not touch it until cool
• If the product is not working, do not disassemble Due to a shock hazard,
please send in for repair
• Keep out of reach from children Do not ingest anything in the package,
including desiccant, cleaning tool, etc
• Any cords and AC adapters must be approved or listed by a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory
Any serious incident that has occurred in relation to your Starkey device should
be reported to your local Starkey Hearing Technologies representative and
