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that truly enrich life – the sweet songs of nature, shared
laughter among friends, the many dimensions of music,
and much more.
AB and Phonak are sister companies that work together
to help people with signicant hearing loss. The Naída CI
sound processor from Advanced Bionics provides unique,
groundbreaking features that help recipients hear better
in any environment. As a result of the unique
relationship that AB and Phonak share, the Naída CI
sound processor oers some of the features available
with your Naída hearing aids. These features include
technology designed for improved speech understanding
and listening comfort in a variety of situations. If you
have a Roger system for better understanding in noise
and over distance, for enjoying music and TV and cell
phone usage, you can continue to use that with your
Advanced Bionics cochlear implant.
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For more information on Naída CI and AB cochlear
implant technology, please visit AdvancedBionics.com
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14. Care and maintenance
Diligent and routine care of your hearing aid contributes
to outstanding performance and a long service life.
Please use the following specications as a guideline.
For further information regarding product safety, see
chapter 19.2.
General information
Before using hair spray or applying cosmetics, you should
remove your hearing aid from your ear, because these
products may damage it.
When you are not using your hearing aid, leave the
battery door open so that any moisture can evaporate.
Make sure that you always completely dry your hearing
aid after use. Store the hearing aid in a safe, dry and
clean place.
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Your hearing aids are resistant to water, sweat and dust
under the following conditions:
• The battery door is fully closed. Ensure that no foreign
object such as hair is caught in the battery door when it
is closed.
• After exposure to water, sweat or dust, the hearing aid
is cleaned and dried.
• The hearing aid is used and maintained as described in
this user guide.
Hearing aids with the design-integrated Roger
receiver are also water resistant.
Hearing aids with an audio shoe and Roger X
receiver are not water resistant.
Use of your hearing aid around water can restrict air
ow to the batteries causing it to stop working.
Should your hearing aid stop working after coming
into contact with water, refer to the troubleshooting
steps in chapter 18.