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Presence of a chronic tinnitus (only
applicable for devices which provide the
Tinnitus feature).
Contraindications
General clinical contraindications for the use of
hearing aids and Tinnitus software are:
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Hearing loss is not in the fitting range
of the hearing aid (i.e. gain, frequency
response)
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Acute tinnitus
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Deformity of the ear (i.e. closed ear canal;
absence of the auricle)
•
Neural hearing loss (retro-cochlear
pathologies such as absent/non-viable
auditory nerve)
The primary criteria for the referral of a patient
for a medical or other specialist opinion and / or
treatment are as follows:
•
Visible congenital or traumatic deformity
of the ear;
•
History of active drainage from the ear in
the previous 90 days;
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History of sudden or rapidly progressive
hearing loss in one or both ears within the
previous 90 days.
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Acute or chronic dizziness;
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Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or
greater than 15 dB at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz and
2000 Hz;
•
Visible evidence of significant cerumen
accumulation or a foreign body in the ear
canal;
•
Pain or discomfort in the ear;
•
Abnormal appearance of the eardrum and
ear canal such as:
- Inflammation of the external auditory
canal,
- Perforated eardrum;
- Other abnormalities which the HCP
believes are of medical concern
