Breeze™ Digital ITE Guide
Table of Contents Your Breeze™ Digital Hearing Instruments ......................1 Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......................2 Getting the Most Out of Your Breeze™ Hearing Instruments..................................................................3 Using the Breeze™ Digital ITE Guide ...............................4 Inserting and Removing ITE and CIC Hearing Instruments ....................................................6 Turning Your Hearing Instruments On and Off ...............
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Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems Congratulations on choosing Breeze™ In-The-Ear (ITE) digital hearing instruments. For 40 years, Unitron Hearing has been committed to making life better for people with hearing loss. This means a commitment to developing high-quality hearing solutions that incorporate special features to solve the everyday problems and concerns you have with hearing loss and hearing instruments.
Getting the Most Out of Your Breeze ™ Hearing Instruments Adjusting to your new hearing instruments will take some time. In the beginning it is important that you do not use the hearing instruments for longer than is comfortable. Depending on your previous experience with hearing instruments, a few hours a day may be enough and then you can increase wearing time gradually.
Using the Breeze ™ Digital ITE Guide Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of the topics covered in this guide. Use the diagram to identify some of the components on your hearing instruments. Because each instrument is custom-designed and molded to fit an individual ear, the physical appearance and exact positioning on your hearing instruments may vary slightly from those shown.
Full Shell 1 2 3 4 4 3 Half Shell 2 1 4 Canal 3 2 1 Legend 1 Microphone 4 CIC 2 1 5 2 Battery Door 3 On/Off Manual Volume Control 4 Vent 5 Removal Handle 5
Inserting and Removing ITE and CIC Hearing Instruments ITE and CIC hearing instruments are coded red for the right ear and blue for the left ear. The color is indicated either on the shell or on a label on the hearing device. To insert ITEs and CICs: 1. Hold the hearing instrument between your thumb and index finger with the battery compartment away from your ear. 2.
Turning Your Hearing Instruments On and Off Your Breeze hearing devices may have a volume control that also serves as an on/off switch. To turn your hearing devices on, rotate the volume control towards your nose. To turn your hearing devices off, rotate the volume control away from your nose. For hearing devices without a volume control, close the battery door to turn your hearing devices on. Open the battery door or remove the battery to turn your hearing devices off. Replacing the Battery 1.
Low Battery Warning When you hear three short beeps, your digital hearing devices are warning you that their batteries are low. You will hear the warning approximately every 5 minutes until you change the batteries or the batteries die. After the first warning, you may experience some reduction in sound quality. This is normal and can be remedied by inserting fresh batteries in the hearing devices. Caring for Batteries • Always discard batteries carefully.
Operating Instructions The volume control allows you to raise and lower the range of your volume. When wearing your ITE hearing devices, rotate the dial towards your nose to increase the volume. Rotate the dial away from your nose to decrease the volume. Occasionally, whistling may occur as you adjust the volume of your hearing devices. Whistling results from amplified sound being redirected back into the microphone by your hand. The whistling should stop when your hand is removed.
receiver along the hearing device to locate the clearest, strongest signal. You may have to increase the volume of your hearing device slightly. To return to normal listening, push the push button. Directional Microphones (optional) The directional microphones are selected through the push button. Cleaning Your Breeze ™ Hearing Instruments Ear wax is natural and common. Ensuring your hearing instruments are free of ear wax is an important step in your daily cleaning and maintenance routine.
Caring for Your Breeze ™ Hearing Instruments • Always remove your hearing instruments when using hair care products. The hearing instruments can become clogged and cease to function properly. • Protect your hearing instruments from excessive heat (hair dryer, vehicle glove box or dashboard) and moisture (bath or shower). Do not immerse the hearing instruments in water. • If your hearing instruments do become wet, do not attempt to dry them in an oven or microwave. Do not adjust any controls.
Warnings • Hearing instruments should only be used as directed by your physician or hearing healthcare professional. • Hearing instruments will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions. • Do not use your hearing instruments in explosion hazard areas. • Allergic reactions to hearing instruments are unlikely.
Precautions • The use of hearing instruments is only part of hearing rehabilitation; auditory training and lip reading instruction may be required as well. • In most cases, infrequent use of hearing instruments does not provide full benefit. Once you have become accustomed to your hearing instruments, wear your hearing instruments everyday all day. • Your hearing instruments use the most modern components to provide the best possible sound quality in every listening situation.
Troubleshooting Guide SYMPTOM CAUSE No sound • Not turned on • Low/dead battery • Poor battery contact Not loud enough • Low volume POSSIBLE REMEDY • Turn on • Replace battery • Consult your hearing healthcare professional • Insert battery plus (+) side up • Battery upside down • Hearing devices blocked • Refer to section “Cleaning your Breeze Hearing Instruments”. with ear wax Consult your hearing healthcare professional.
SYMPTOM CAUSE Whistling • Remove and reinsert • Hearing devices not inserted properly • Turn volume down • Volume too loud • Hand/clothing near ear • Remove hand/clothing from ear • Consult your hearing health• Poorly fitting care professional hearing devices "Motorboating" • Low battery • Dirty battery contact POSSIBLE REMEDY • Replace battery • Consult your hearing healthcare professional Not clear, distorted • Consult your hearing • Poorly fitting healthcare professional hearing devices • Hearing
Warning to Hearing Instrument Dispensers A hearing instrument dispenser should advise a prospective hearing instrument user to consult promptly with a licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing instrument if the hearing instrument 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: (i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity o
Important Notice for Prospective Hearing Instrument Users Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing loss have a medical evaluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing instrument. Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referred to as otolaryngologists, otologists or otorhinolaryngologists.
availability of a trial-rental or purchase-option program. Many hearing instrument dispensers now offer programs that permit you to wear a hearing instrument for a period of time for a nominal fee after which you may decide if you want to purchase the hearing instrument. Federal law restricts the sale of hearing instruments to those individuals who have obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed physician.
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