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Warnings to Hearing Aid Dispensers
A hearing aid dispenser should advise a prospective hearing aid user to
consult promptly with a licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist) before
dispensing a hearing aid. If the hearing aid dispenser 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, then consult a physician.
• Visible congenital or traumatic
deformity of the ear.
• History of active drainage
from the ear within the
previous 90 days.
• History of sudden or rapidly
progressive hearing loss within
the previous 90 days.
• Acute or chronic dizziness.
• Pain or discomfort in the ear.
• Unilateral hearing loss of sudden
or recent onset within the
previous 90 days.
• Audiometric air-bone gap equal to
or greater than 15 decibels at 500
hertz (Hz), 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz.
• Visible evidence of signicant
cerumen accumulation or a
foreign body in the ear canal.
Stop Using MDHearingAid® AIR and Consult a Physician if:
• Hearing in one or both
ears worsens.
• Hearing does not improve while
using the MDHearingAid
®
AIR
• Skin irritation develops in or
around your ear canal.
• Your ear becomes occluded with
excessive ear wax.
• You develop an infection of your
ear or ear canal.
Special care should be exercised in selecting and tting a hearing aid whose
maximum sound pressure level exceeds 132 decibels because there may be
risk of impairing the remaining hearing of the hearing aid user.
A hearing aid will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or improve
a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions. In most cases
infrequent use of a hearing aid does not permit a user to attain full benet
from it. The use of hearing aid(s) is only part of hearing rehabilitation and may
need to be supplemented by auditory training and instruction in lip reading.