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amounts of time
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environment. For
and appointments so
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where you will hear
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others to speak
off noisy appliances
clearly, louder or
such as the TV or
repeat themselves.
washer/dryer.
STATEMENT OF USING HEARING AID:
A hearing aid will not restore normal hearing
and will not prevent or improve a hearing
impairment from a previous conditions.
In most cases infrequent use of a hearing aid
does not allow a user to attain full benefit from
it. The use of a hearing aid is only part of
hearing habilitation and may need to be
supplemented by auditory training and
instruction in lip reading.
IDENTIFICATION OF KNOWN SIDE EFFECTS:
There can be side effects associated with the use
of a hearing aid. Contact a physician if you
experience accelerated accumulation of cerumen
(ear wax), skin irritation or headaches.
Stop wearing the device if you develop
any of the above.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR
PROSPECTIVE HEARING AID 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 aid. Licensed physicians
specialize in disease of the ear are often
referred to as otolaryngologists, otologists or
otorhinolaryngolgists. The purpose of medical
evaluation is to assure that all medically
treatable conditions that may affect hearing
are identified and treated before the hearing
aid is purchased.
Following the medical evaluation, the physician
will give you a written statement that states that
your hearing loss has been medically evaluated
If at anytime after 90 days you wish to send
in your device for service, please include a
check payable to Ampli - Ear for $ 7.95 plus
$ 3.95 postage and handling.
Call or write our Hotline
Customer Service
773 Victory Highway
West Greenwich, Rhode Island 02817
1-800-843-9357
Thank you for ordering the Ampli Ear.
We hope it will help bring you many years of
happiness
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A hearing aid dispenser should advise a
prospective hearing aid user to consult a
licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist)
before dispensing a hearing aid if the hearing
aid 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:
(1) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity
of the ear.
(2) History of active drainage from the ear
within the previous 90 days.
(3) History of sudden or rapidly progressive
hearing loss within the previous 90 days.
and that you may be considered a candidate
for a hearing aid. The physician will refer you
to an audiologist or a hearing aid dispenser,
as appropriate, for a hearing aid evaluation.
The audiologist or hearing aid dispenser will
conduct a hearing aid evaluation to assess your
ability to hear with and without a hearing aid.
The hearing aid evaluation will enable the
audiologist or dispenser to select and fit a
hearing aid to your individual needs. If you
have reservations about your ability to adapt
to amplification, you should inquire about
the availability of a trial-rental or purchaseoption program. Many hearing aid dispensers
now offer programs that permit you to wear a
hearing aid for a period of time for a nominal
fee after which you may decide if you want to
purchase the hearing aid.
Federal law restricts the sale of hearing aids to
those individuals who have obtained a medical
evaluation from a licensed physician. Federal
law permits a fully informed adult to sign a
waiver statement declining the medical
evaluation for religious or personal beliefs that
preclude consultation with a physician. The
excercise of such a waiver is not in your best
health interest and its use is strongly discouraged.
CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS:
In addition to seeing a physician for a medical
evaluation, a child with a hearing loss should
be directed to an audiologist for evaluation
and rehabilitation since hearing loss may cause
problems in language development and the
educational and social growth of a child. An
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Special care should be excercised in selecting
and fitting a hearing aid whose maximum
sound pressure level exceeds 132 decibels
because there may be risk of impairing the
remaining hearing of the hearing aid user.
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audiologist is qualified by training and
experience to assist in the evaluation and
rehabilitation of a child with a hearing loss.
Ampli - Ear Limited Warranty
Any defect in material or workmanship is
covered for 90 days from the date of
purchase. After our examination, if the
product is defective through failure of parts
or materials, we will repair or replace the
Ampli - Ear . Make sure that the problem
is not because of wax build up on the
receiver end, which is highly common and
can be remedied by proper cleaning.
＊Please send a properly dated sales receipt,
the item in its full original packaging, your
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PRODUCT INFORMATION:
Model name:
Ampli-Ear
Model number:
GI-915
Year of manufactured:
2012
TECHNICAL DATA (ANSI S3.22-2003 test procedures):
Battery(1x1.5v AG3/LR41)
aklaine battery cells): 1.5V
Battery current drain:
5mA
Equivalent input noise:
45dB
Frequency range:
200Hz to 6286Hz
Frequency response curve
(charts shown on next page): 90dB
Saturation output curve
130dB 800Hz
(SSPL90):
Average saturation output
105dB
(HF-average full on gain):
Reference test gain:
22dB
Total harmonic distortion: <2.9% 500Hz/70dB
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(4) Acute or chronic dizziness.
(5) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent
onset within the previous 90 days.
(6) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or
greater than 15 decibels at 500 hertz (Hz),
1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz.
(7) Visible evidence of significant cerumen
accumulation or a foreign body in the
ear canal.
(8) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
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return address & phone number and a full
description of your problem to the address.
WARNING TO HEARING AID DISPENSERS:
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Manufacturer and distributors information:
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The Ampli-Ear
hearing amplifier is
manufactured by the
manufacturer of:
Well Brain International, Ltd
Room 1212, Harbour Crystal
Centre 100 Granville Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
Honk Kong SAR
FDA registration number:
3004950644
FDA owner/operator number:
9032154
The Ampli-Ear
hearing amplifier is
imported to the United
States by the initial
importer of:
The Webster Group, Inc
773 Victory Highway
West Greenwich, Rhode Island
02817
FDAregistration number:
10040272
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