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Warnings to hearing care professional
A hearing care professional should
advise a prospective hearing aid user
to consult immediately with a licensed
physician (preferably an ear specialist)
before dispensing a hearing aid if the
hearing care professional determines
through inquiry, actual observation, or
review of any other available information
concerning the prospective user, that
the prospective user has any of the
following conditions:
(i)
Visible congenital or traumatic
deformity of the ear.
(ii) History of active drainage from the
ear within the previous 90 days.
(iii) History of sudden or rapidly
progressive hearing loss within the
previous 90 days.
(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness.
(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden
or recent onset within the
previous 90 days.
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to
or greater than 15 decibels at 500
Hertz (Hz), 1,000 Hz, and 2,000
Hz.
(vii) Visible evidence of significant
cerumen accumulation or a foreign
body in the ear canal.
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
Special care should be exercised in
selecting and fitting a hearing aid whose
maximum sound pressure capability
exceeds 132 dB SPL as there may be risk
of impairing the remaining hearing of
the hearing aid user.
Important notice for prospective
hearing aid users
Good health practice requires that
a person with a hearing loss have
a medical evaluation by a licensed
physician (preferably a physician
who specializes in diseases of the
ear) before purchasing a hearing aid.
Licensed physicians who specialize in
diseases of the ear are often referred
to as Otolaryngologists, Otologists or
Otorhinolaryngologists. The purpose of
medical evaluation is to ensure that all
medically treatable conditions that may
affect hearing are identified and treated
before the hearing aid is purchased.
Following the medical evaluation,
the physician will give you a written
statement that states that your hearing
loss has been medically evaluated and
that you may be considered a candidate
for a hearing aid. The physician will refer
you to an audiologist or a hearing aid
dispenser, as appropriate, for a hearing
aid evaluation.
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