Operation Manual

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WARNING
This booklet contains important information and instructions.
Please read this booklet carefully before you start using the
hearing aid.
NOTE
Your hearing aid and accessories may not look exactly as illus-
trated in this booklet. We also reserve the right to make any
changes considered necessary.
Intendeduse
TheCLEARhearingaidsareintendedasairconduction
amplificationdevicestobeusedineverydaylistening
environmentsTheCLEARhearingaidsmaybeprovid-
edwiththeZenprogramintendedtoprovidearelaxing
soundbackground(iemusicnoisesource)foradults
whodesiretolistentosuchabackgroundinquiet
Indicationsforuse
Thedevicesareindicatedforindividualswitharangeof
hearinglossseverityfromminimal(dBHL)tomod-
eratelysevere(dBHL)andallhearinglossconfigu-
rations
Theyaretobeprogrammedbylicensedhearinghealth-
care professionals (audiologists hearing aid special-
ists otolaryngologists) who are trained in hearing
(re)habilitationaswellastinnitusmanagement
Descriptionofdevice
Thehearingaidusesaproprietarywirelesstechnology
WidexLinktoenablecommunicationbetweentheleft
andtherighthearingaidsaswellasbetweenthehear-
ingaidsandtheDEXaccessories
Yourhearingaidmaybeprovidedwithalisteningpro-
gram called Zen It makes musical tones (and some-
timesarushingnoise)inthebackgroundThesesounds
areshapedaccordingtoyourhearingloss