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Federal law restricts 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 physician. The exercise of such a
waiver is not in your best health interest and its use is
strongly discouraged.
Children with Hearing Loss
In addition to seeing a physician for a 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
the educational and social growth of a child. An
audiologist is qualified by training and experience to assist
in the evaluation and rehabilitation of a child with a
hearing loss.
The Tinnitus Balance noise generator is a broadband sound
Generator which may have been enabled in your hearing
aid. It provides a means of sound enrichment that can be
used as part of a personalized tinnitus management
program to provide temporary relief from tinnitus. It
should always be used as prescribed by your audiologist.
The underlying principle of sound enrichment is to provide
supplementary noise stimulation which can help defocus
your attention from your tinnitus and avoid negative
reactions. Sound enrichment, coupled with instructional
counseling, is an established approach to managing
tinnitus.
Good health practice requires that a person reporting
tinnitus have a medical evaluation by a licensed ear
physician before using a sound generator. The purpose of
such an evaluation is to ensure medically treatable
conditions that may be causing tinnitus are identified and
treated prior to using a sound generator.
21. Important notice for Prospective
Noise Generator users
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