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Good advice
• You may notice increased accumulation of earwax
with hearing aid use Contact your ENT doctor/physi-
cian if you suspect that a plug of earwax has accumu-
lated in your ear Earwax may not only reduce your
own hearing but also the effect of the hearing aid con-
siderably It is a good idea to ask your physician to
clean your ears a couple of times a year
• Please be sure to keep your hearing aid and its acces-
sories out of the reach of children, who might place
them in their mouths Also keep batteries out of chil-
dren’s reach and discard used batteries carefully Do
not change batteries in front of children and do not let
them see where you keep your supply
• Never put a battery in your mouth for any reason as
you may risk swallowing it In case of ingestion, con-
tact your physician immediately In case of ingestion,
contact your physician
immediately
and the
24 Hour
National Button Battery Ingestion Hotline at: (202)
625-3333.
• The hearing aid is made of modern non-allergenic ma-
terials Still, in rare cases skin irritation can occur If you
notice skin irritation in or around your ear or ear canal,
contact your hearing healthcare professional
• Please be aware that the use of any type of hearing
aid/earmold may involve a slightly increased risk of in-
fection in the ear canal An infection can arise as a re-
sult of inadequate ventilation of the ear Therefore, we
recommend that you take out your hearing aid/ear-
mold at night to allow the ear canal to be ventilated
Make sure that you clean and inspect your hearing aid/
earmold as required If an infection occurs, you should
disinfect your hearing aid/earmold and seek medical
advice Contact your hearing healthcare professional
for further advice on methods of disinfection Do not
use alcohol, chlorine or similar substances to clean
your hearing aid/earmold
