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Product Facts:
Read and follow directions carefully before purchase or use.
Use:
Provides safe, comfortable amplification for mild to moderate hearing
loss in healthy adults 18 years of age and older.
Warnings: This product is not for use by anyone under 18 years of
age.
If you have or think you may have any one of the following symptoms,
do not use this product until you have consulted a physician:
Important Medical Information:
In accordance with good health practice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
recommends that a person with hearing loss have a medical evaluation by
a licensed physician before purchasing a hearing aid. However, federal
law permits a fully informed adult to waive this recommendation.
The same medical and warning information appears on the packaging of every
Songbird 400 Hour Digital Hearing Aid.
If you are buying Songbird 400 Hour for someone else: Please remind the
recipient to first read all of the packaging materials including the medical
information, warnings and detailed instructions prior to using Songbird
400 Hour.
- Is there a visible congenital or traumatic deformity
of the ear?
Does either ear have an unusual shape or malformation? Examples are
an unusual shape of the outer ear, partially-formed ear, partial ear
canal, surgically changed ear or inner ear.
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- Is there a history of active drainage from the ear
within the previous 90 days?
If you have moisture in your ear other than normal moisture from perspiration,
swimming, or bathing, the drainage can be a sign of infection or other
ear problem. Drainage can be any color or consistency. Even if you
have had this condition for many years and have been told that there
is no cure, you should have an exam by a doctor to see if you should
wear a hearing aid.
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- Is there a history of sudden or rapidly progressive
hearing loss within the previous 90 days?
Hearing loss is usually very slow. A hearing loss that happens suddenly
over the period of a few minutes, days, or weeks, is more unusual
and may be the sign of a medical problem. Sometimes your doctor can
treat these recent losses.
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- Is there acute or chronic dizziness?
The inner ear is responsible for both hearing AND balance. Balance
disorders, including symptoms of dizziness, loss of balance, nausea,
and a feeling of "seasickness" can be symptoms of an ear problem that
should be evaluated by a doctor. These symptoms can be present all
the time, but also occur in spells or episodes. Certain head movements
can bring them on.
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- Has there been a sudden hearing loss within one ear
in the previous 90 days?
Our ears are typically subjected to the same sounds, noises, contaminants,
toxins and traumas. If you have noticed a rapid change over the period
of a few minutes, days, or weeks, in just one ear it is more unusual
and may be the sign of a medical problem that should be checked by
a doctor.
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- Do you feel "plugged up" or experience a feeling
of "fullness" in your ears when not wearing the hearing aids?
This may be characterized by a plugged-up feeling like that associated
with an ear infection, head cold or allergies, or when flying in an
airplane before your ears "pop". If you have any of these symptoms,
you should have a medical exam because the medical problems causing
these sensations may be treatable.
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- Is there significant earwax accumulation or foreign
debris in the ear canal?
In most people, earwax clears itself in a natural process. However,
some people are prone to accumulate excess wax that can be deep in
the ear canal and hard to remove. This wax should be removed before
you use a hearing aid.
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- Is there pain or discomfort in the ear?
Ear pain or discomfort can be a sign of infection or other ear problem
and should be evaluated by a doctor.
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Hearing health is critically important and should be evaluated frequently.
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