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Warnings
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The audiologist or hearing care pro-
fessional will conduct a hearing aid
evaluation to assess your ability to
hear with and without a hearing aid.
The hearing aid evaluation will enable
the audiologist or dispenser to select
and fit a hearing aid to your individual
needs. If you have reservations about
your ability to adapt to amplification,
you should inquire about the availabil-
ity of a trial, rental or purchase-
option program. Many hearing care
professionals now offer programs that
permit you to wear a hearing aid for a
period of time for a nominal fee, after
which you may decide if you want
to purchase the hearing aid. Federal
law limits the sale of hearing aids to
those individuals who have obtained
a medical evaluation from a licensed
physician.
Federal law permits a fully informed
adult to sign a waiver statement
declining the medical evaluation
for religious or personal beliefs
that preclude consultation with a phy-
sician. The exercise of such a waiver is
not in your best health interest and its
use is strongly discouraged. A hearing
aid will not restore normal hearing and
will not prevent or improve a hearing
impairment resulting from organic
conditions. A hearing aid is only part
of hearing rehabilitation and may
need to be supplemented by auditory
training and lip reading.
General warnings
Children with hearing loss
In addition to seeing a physician
for medical evaluation, a child with
a hearing loss should be directed
to an audiologist for evaluation
and rehabilitation, since hearing
loss may cause problems in language
development and educational and
social growth of a child. An audiologist
is qualified by training and experi-
ence to assist in the evaluation and
rehabilitation of a child with a hearing
loss. If the user is an infant, small
child, or person of mental incapacity, it
is recommended that the hearing aid
be modified with a tamper-resistant
battery compartment.
