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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE miniBTE

Thank you
Thank you for choosing our product as your means to better hearing. To support your
eorts, we have put great care and attention into making sure that your new hearing
instrument is of the highest quality and is easy to use and maintain.
We recommend that you read this manual carefully to achieve the full benet of your new
hearing instrument.
To meet your needs, various functions may be congured to your hearing instrument.
The actual conguration of your instrument is marked (ticked o) by your Hearing Care
Professional in relevant sections of this manual. Also, see the last page for a complete
overview of all functions congured to your hearing instrument(s).
The hearing instrument amplication is uniquely adjusted and optimized to your personal
hearing capabilities by the tting performed by your Hearing Care Professional.
If you have any questions on the use or maintenance of the hearing instrument, please
contact your Hearing Care Professional.

Indications for Use
The hearing instrument is intended to amplify and transmit sound to the ear and thereby
compensate for mild to moderate–to–severe hearing impairment.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please familiarize yourself with the entire content of this booklet before using your
hearing instrument. It contains instructions and important information about the use
and handling of your hearing instrument and batteries.

Contents
Instrument view miniBTE with Corda miniFit (thin tube) 7a
Instrument view miniBTE with mold 7b
Warnings 9
Activating the hearing instrument for the rst time 19
Replacing the battery 20
Turning your instrument ON and OFF 22
Left/Right indicator 23
Putting on your instrument with Corda miniFit (thin tube) 24
Putting on your instrument with mold 25
Push-button 26
Programs (optional) 28
Volume control (optional) 30
Mute (optional) 31
Tamper-resistant battery door (optional) 33
Autophone (optional) 34
Caring for your hearing instrument 36
Continues on next page

Cleaning the instrument 38
Maintenance with Corda miniFit (thin tube) 40
Handling of Corda miniFit 46
Maintenance with mold 47
Water resistance 50
Avoiding heat and chemicals 52
Seven easy steps to better hearing 53
Common problems and their solutions 58
Wireless accessories 60
International warranty 61
Warranty certicate 62
Cell phone 63
Technical information 65
Settings overview for your hearing instrument 68

7a
Instrument view miniBTE with Corda miniFit (thin tube)
Thin tube
Ear grip
(optional)
Microphone openings
Push-button
Battery door
Your ear piece
Corda Mold
Domes:
Type Size
Open 6 mm
Power 8 mm
Bass, single vent 10 mm
Bass, double vent 12 mm
Battery size: 312

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery compartment fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not
using your hearing instrument, particularly overnight.

7b
Instrument view miniBTE with mold
Ventilation opening
Battery door
Mold
Microphone openings
Sound hook
Sound outlet
Plastic tube
Push-button
Battery size: 312

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery compartment fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not
using your hearing instrument, particularly overnight.

9
You should familiarize yourself fully with the following general warnings and the entire
contents of this booklet before using your hearing instrument.
Usage of hearing instruments
• Hearing instruments should be used only as directed and adjusted by your Hearing Care
Professional. Misuse can result in sudden and permanent hearing loss.
• Never allow others to wear your hearing instrument as incorrect usage could cause
permanent damage to their hearing.
Choking hazards
• Hearing instruments, their parts, and batteries are not toys and should be kept out of
reach of children and anyone who might swallow these items or otherwise cause injury
to themselves.
• Never replace the battery or adjust the controls of the hearing instrument in front of
infants, small children or people with learning diculties.
• Discard batteries carefully in a place where infants, small children or people with
learning diculties cannot reach them.
Warnings

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• Batteries have occasionally been mistaken for pills. Therefore check your medicine
carefully before swallowing any pills.
• Never put your hearing instrument or batteries in your mouth for any reason, as they
are slippery and could be swallowed by accident.
• Most hearing instruments can be supplied with a tamper-resistant battery
compartment upon request. This is strongly recommended for infants, small children,
and people with learning diculties.
If a battery or hearing instrument is swallowed, see a doctor immediately and contact
the National Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222 or National Battery Ingestion Hotline
at 202-625-3333.
Battery use
• Always use batteries recommended by your Hearing Care Professional. Batteries of low
quality may leak and cause bodily harm.
• Never attempt to recharge your batteries. They may explode and cause serious injury.
• Never dispose of batteries by burning them. There is a risk that they will explode and
cause serious injury.
Warnings

11
Dysfunction in hearing instruments
• Hearing instruments may stop functioning, for instance if the batteries have expired or
if the tubing is blocked by moisture or ear wax. You should be aware of this possibility,
in particular when you are in trac or otherwise dependent on warning sounds.
Active implants
Caution must be shown with active implants. As general advice, follow the guidelines as
recommended by manufacturers of implantable debrillators and pacemakers regarding
use with cell phones:
• If you wear an active implant, then keep the hearing instrument more than 15 cm /
6inches away from the implant, e.g., do not carry them in a breast pocket. If you have
an active brain implant, please contact the manufacturer of your implantable device for
information about the risk of disturbance.
• The MultiTool has a built-in magnet. If you have an implantable device, such as a
pacemaker or debrillator, the MultiTool should not be carried in a breast pocket or near
the chest.
Warnings

12
Explosives
• The power source in your hearing instrument has insucient energy to cause re in
normal conditions of use. The hearing instrument has not been tested for compliance
with international standards concerning explosive environments. It is recommended
not to use your hearing instrument in areas where there is a danger of explosions.
X-ray, CT, MR, PET scanning and electrotherapy
• Remove your hearing instrument, for example, during X-ray, CT / MR / PET scanning,
electrotherapy or surgery as your hearing instruments may be damaged when exposed
to strong elds.
Warnings

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Possible side eects
• Hearing instruments, molds or domes may cause an accelerated accumulation of ear wax.
• The otherwise non-allergenic materials used in hearing instruments may in rare cases
cause a skin irritation or any other unusual condition.
Please seek consultation with a physician if these conditions occur.
Interference
• Your hearing instrument has been thoroughly tested for interference, according to
the most stringent international standards. However, interference with your hearing
instrument and other devices may occur, for example for some cell phones, telephones,
citizens band devices and shop alarm systems. If this occurs increase the distance
between the hearing instrument and the device.
Warnings

Warning to hearing instrument dispensers
A hearing instrument dispenser should advise a prospective hearing instrument user
to consult immediately 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 of the ear.
(ii) History of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days.
(iii) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90
days.
(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness.
(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 decibels at 500 Hertz (Hz),
1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz.
(vii) Visible evidence of signicant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear
canal.
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
Warnings

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Special care should be exercised in selecting and tting a hearing instrument whose
maximum sound pressure capability exceeds 132 dB SPL as there may be risk of impairing
the remaining hearing of the hearing instrument user.
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. The purpose of medical evaluation is to ensure that all
medically treatable conditions that may aect hearing are identied and treated before
the hearing instrument is purchased. Following the medical evaluation, the physician
will give you a written statement that states that your hearing loss has been medically
evaluated and that you may be considered a candidate for a hearing instrument.
The physician will refer you to an audiologist or a hearing instrument dispenser, as
appropriate, for a hearing instrument evaluation.
Warnings

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• The audiologist or hearing instrument dispenser will conduct a hearing instrument
evaluation to assess your ability to hear with and without a hearing instrument. The
hearing instrument evaluation will enable the audiologist or dispenser to select and
t a hearing instrument to your individual needs. If you have reservations about
your ability to adapt to amplication, you should inquire about the availability of a
trial, rental or purchase-option program. Many hearing instrument dispensers now
oer 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 limits the sale of hearing instruments 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 exercise of such a waiver is not in your best health interest and its use
is strongly discouraged. A hearing instrument will not restore normal hearing and will
not prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions.
A hearing instrument is only part of hearing rehabilitation and may need to be
supplemented by auditory training and lip reading.
Warnings

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Children with hearing loss
In addition to seeing a physician for 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 educational and social growth of a child.
An audiologist is qualied by training and experience to assist in the evaluation and
rehabilitation of a child with a hearing loss. If the user is an infant, small child, or person
of mental incapacity, it is recommended that the hearing instrument be modied with a
tamper-resistant battery compartment.
Warnings