Operation Manual

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WARNING
•Riskofexplosion if battery is replacedbyanincorrecttype
orrechargedDisposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtothein-
structions
•Never allow others to wear your hearing aid as this could
causepermanentdamagetotheirhear ing
•When selectingalisteningprogramplease rememberthat
therearesituationsinwhichitisparticularlyimportanttobe
abletohearthesurroundingsounds(egtrafficwarningsig-
nals)
•Thehearingaidismadeofmodernnon-allergenicmaterials
NonethelessinrarecasesskinirritationmayoccurIfyouno-
ticeskinirritationinoraroundyourearorearcanalcontact
yourhearingcareprofessional
•Beawarethattheuseofanytypeofhearingaidmayinvolve
aslightlyincreasedriskofinfectionintheearcanalAninfec-
tioncanariseasaresultofinadequateventilationoftheear
We therefore recommend that you remove the hearing aid
fromyourearatnighttoallowtheearcanaltobeventilated
Makesurethatyoucleanandinspectyourhearingaidasre-
quiredIfaninfectionoccursyoushouldseekmedicalatten-
tionandcontactyourhearingcareprofessionalforadviceon
how to disinfect thehearing aid Do notunder anycircum-
stancesusealcoholchlorineorsimilarsubstances
•DonotuseWidexhearingaidsinminesorotherareaswith
explosivegases
WARNING
•DonotwearyourhearingaidduringradiationX-raysMRIs
CT or other medical treatments and scans The emissions
from theseprocedures as wellas from other types ofradi-
ation such as that in a microwave oven can damage your
hearingaid Radiationfrom for exampleroomsurveillance
equipmentburglaralarmsandmobilephonesisweakerand
willnotdamagethehearingaidbutmaycreateaudiblein-
terference
 CAUTION
•Yourhearingaidhasbeentestedforinterferenceaccording
to international standards Nevertheless it is possible that
unforeseeninterferencemayoccurinthehearingaiddueto
electromagneticradiationfromotherproductssuchasalarm
systemsroomsurveillanceequipmentandmobilephones
•Althoughyourhearingaidhasbeendesignedtocomplywith
themoststringentinternationalelectromagneticcompatibil-
itystandardsthepossibilitycannotbeexcludedthatitmay
causeinterferencewithotherequipmentsuchasmedicalde-
vices
•Nevertrytoopenorrepairthehearingaidyourself