Sony CRE-C10 Guide

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DIHWDGDWHDFH
IRDWR
Self-ttinghearingaid


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RWHW
Safetyinformation 4
Intendeduse 4
Whoshouldusethisdevice 5
Whattodoinloudenvironments 8
ClickSleeves 10
Adjuingyourhearingaid 12
Batteries 14
Damageddevices,unauthorizedchanges 16
Explosiveatmospheres 17
ExposuretoNickel 18
Chokinghazard 19
Rerictedareasforwirelessdevices 20
Interferencebyrongradiation 21

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Cleaningandmaintenance 23
Explanationofsymbols 25
Importantinformation 28
Operating,transportandorageconditions 28
Conformanceinformation 30
Regulatoryinformation 34
Forhearingaidusers 35
QualityofService(QoS)fortheear-to-ear
wirelesstechnology 47
Cybersecurity 49
Forchildrenwithhearingloss 50
Support 51

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DIHWIRDWR
Itisimportanttoreadthissafetyandmaintenance
informationthoroughlyandcompletely.Followthesafety
informationtoavoiddamageorinjury.
,WHGHGH
Thehearingaidisintendedtoamplifysoundforindividuals
18yearsofageorolderwithperceivedmildtomoderate
hearingimpairment.Itisadjuedbytheusertomeetthe
user’shearingneedsthroughsoftwaretools.Thedeviceis
intendedfordirect-to-consumersaleandusewithoutthe
assianceofahearingcareprofessional.
TheSony|HearingControlappisintendedtosupportself-
ttingandne-tuningofthehearingaid.

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:RROGHWGHYFH
Foradults18yearsandolderwithmildtomoderatehearingloss.
:,
Contactyourprimarycareproviderbeforeusing
thisproductifyoucurrentlyexperienceanyofthese
conditionsasitmaynotbeappropriateforyou:
X
severehearinglossordeafnessinatleaoneear
X
aeepdeclineinhearingabilitywithinthela90
daysinoneorbothears
X
activedischargewithinthela90days
X
dizziness
X
avisibledeformityoftheear
X
pain,ordiscomfortintheear
X
signicantearwaxaccumulation

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:,
Incaseyouhaveanydoubtwhetherthisdeviceis
appropriateforyou,consultalicensedphysician
beforeusingthisdevice.
:,
Thishearingaidisintendedforyouonlyandshould
notbewornbyothers.
,
Donotuseyourhearingaidswhileswimmingorwhile
takingashower.

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:,
Incaseofaknowncontactallergy,consultthe
cuomerserviceregardingthepresenceofthe
allergenbeforeusingthehearingaid.Ifanallergic
reactiondevelopsafterwearingthehearingaid,
immediatelydiscontinueuseandconsultalicensed
physician.
:,
Contactyourphysicianifyouexperienceanyunusual
skinirritation,excessiveaccumulationofearwax,
dizziness,changeinyourhearing,orifyouthinkthere
mightbeanobjectinyourearcanal.

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:DWWRGRORGHYRHW
:,
Donotusethisdeviceashearingprotectioninloud
environments.
:,
Removehearingaidsbeforeusinghearingprotection
equipment.Noise-cancellingheadphonesshouldnot
beusedashearingprotection.

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:,
Frequentexposuretoloudsoundsmayharmyour
hearing.Keeptheloudnessatcomfortableliening
levels.Wearhearingprotectionwhenexposedtoloud
environmentalnoise.
,
Thesmartphonegeneratesshorttonesequencesto
controlthehearingaids.Donotholdthesmartphone
closetotheearwhileusingtheapp.

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OFNOHHYH
:,
Riskofinjury!
AlwayswearthehearingaidwithaClickSleeve.
X
MakesurethattheClickSleeveiscompletely
attached.Youshouldfeelthatitsnapsintoplace.
X
EnsurethatonlyasingleClickSleeveisattached
toeachhearingaid.
X
IntheveryrarecasethattheClickSleevegets
uckintheearcanalandyoucannotremoveit
yourself,pleasecontactaphysician.
X
DonotinserttheClickSleevesinyourearwithout
thehearingaidattached.

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,
Pushthedeviceintotheintendedposition,making
surethereisnodiscomfort/resiance.
,
SelecttheClickSleevesizethatgivesyouthebe
wearingcomfortineachear.Leftandrightearsizes
maydier.Choosealargersizeincaseofwhiling
problems.

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Adjuingyourhearingaid
:,
Donotadjuthehearingaidwhenyourattention
isrequiredonotheractivities,forexamplewhen
crossingareetordrivingacar.
:,
Yourhearingdevicesmayreducecertainbackground
sounds,potentiallyalsotracorwarningsignals.
Adjuthehearingaidtoensureyoucanhear
surroundingsounds,includingalarmsandwarning
signals.Beawarethatitmaybemoredicultto
identifywhereasoundiscomingfromduringther
fewweeksofuse.

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,
Setupthehearingaidsinaquietenvironmentwithout
interruptionsfortheberesult.

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DWWHH
,
Leakingbatteriesdamagethehearingaids.
X
Turnthehearingaidsowhennotinuseto
preservethebattery.
X
Removebatterieswhenthehearingaidsarenotin
useforaprolongedperiodoftime.

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Thefollowingtablehelpsyoutoidentifythecorrectzincair
batteryforyourhearingaid:
DWWH
H
,FRGH ,FRGH SFDOFROR
FRGH
 PR70 7005ZD yellow
,
X
Toavoidenvironmentalpollution,donotthrow
batteriesorhearingaidsintohouseholdtrash.
X
Recycleordisposeofbatteriesorhearingaids
accordingtolocalregulation.

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DDHGGHYFHDWRHGFDH
:,
Riskofinjury!
X
Donotusedamageddevices.Pleaseconsultthe
cuomerservice.
:,
Notethatanyunauthorizedchangestothedevice
maycausedamagetothedeviceorcauseinjury.
X
Useonlyapprovedpartsandaccessories.Contact
thecuomerserviceforsuitableaccessories.

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SORYHDWRSHH
:,
Riskofexplosion!
X
Donotuseyourhearingaidsinexplosive
atmospheres(e.g.miningareas).

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SRHWRFNHO
:,
Thisproductcanexposeyoutonickel,whichisknown
totheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer.Formore
information,gotowww.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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RNDDG
:,
Chokinghazard!
Yourhearingaidscontainsmallpartswhichcanbe
swallowed.
X
Keephearingaids,batteriesandaccessoriesoutof
reachofchildrenandpets.
X
Ifpartshavebeenswallowedconsultaphysicianor
hospitalimmediately.

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Rerictedareasforwirelessdevices
:,
Switchothehearingaidinareaswheretheuseof
wirelessdevicesisrericted.