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Inserting and removing the hearing instruments
Your hearing instruments have been fine-tuned for your
right and left ear. Colored markers indicate the side:
●
red marker = right ear
●
blue marker = left ear
Inserting a hearing instrument:
X
Hold the tube close to the ear piece.
X
Carefully push the ear piece
into the ear canal
➊
.
X
Twist it slightly until it sits
well.
Open and close your mouth
to avoid accumulation of air
in the ear canal.
X
Lift the hearing instrument
and slide it over the top of
your ear
➋
.
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
X
Insert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply
into the ear.
●
It may be helpful to insert the right hearing
instrument with the right hand and the left
hearing instrument with the left hand.
●
If you have problems inserting the ear piece,
use the other hand to gently pull your earlobe
downwards. This opens the ear canal and eases
insertion of the ear piece.
The optional retention strand helps to securely retain the
ear piece in your ear. To position the retention strand:
X
Bend the retention strand and
position it carefully into the
bottom of the bowl of your ear
(refer to the picture).
