User Manual

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i For ReSound Alera TS with Tinnitus Sound Generator
Your ReSound Alera™ TS hearing instrument models also include a Tinnitus Sound Generator function, a
tool for generating sounds to be used in tinnitus management programs to relieve suffering from tinnitus.
The Tinnitus Sound Generator can generate sounds adjusted to the specific therapeutic needs and your
personal preference as determined by your doctor, audiologist, or hearing care professional. Depending
on the selected hearing instrument program and the environment you are in, you will sometimes hear the
therapeutic sound.
Important Notice to Prospective Users
Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing loss and/or a tinnitus condition have a medical
evaluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before
using a hearing instrument and/or a sound generator, such as the ReSound Alera™ TS. The purpose of a
medical evaluation is to ensure that all medically treatable conditions that may affect hearing and/or tinnitus
are identified and treated before the hearing instrument and/or sound generator is used.The sound gen-
erator instrument is a tool to generate sounds to be used with appropriate counselling and/or in a tinnitus
management programme to relieve patients suffering from tinnitus.
Prescription Use for Sound Generator Users
Please use the device as prescribed by your hearing care professional. Should you develop any side effects
from using the instrument, such as dizziness, nausea, headaches, perceived decrease in auditory function
or increase in tinnitus perception, you should discontinue use of the device and seek medical evaluation.
The target population is primarily the adult population over 18 years of age. This product may also be used
with children 5 years of age or older. However, children and physically or mentally challenged users will
require training by a hearing care professional or the guardian for the insertion and removal of the device.
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