Unitron Conversa.NT Digital ITE User manual

Conversa.NT
™
Digital ITE
Guide

Table o Contents
Your Conversa.NT™Digital Hearing Aids .........................1
Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......................2
Getting the Most Out of Your Conversa.NT™Hearing
Instruments..................................................................3
Using the Conversa.NT™Digital ITE Guide......................4
Turning Your Conversa.NT™Hearing Aids On and Off.....5
Inserting and Removing ITE and CIC Hearing Aids .........6
Feedback-Free istening .................................................7
Operating Instructions ITE and CIC.................................7
Replacing the Battery....................................................12
Caring for your Conversa.NT™Hearing Aids..................14
Cleaning your Conversa.NT™Hearing Aids ...................15
Warnings .......................................................................16
Troubleshooting Guide..................................................18
Warning to Hearing Aid Dispensers .............................20

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Your Conversa.NT™Digital Hearing Aids
Hearing Healthcare Professional: _________________________
_____________________________________________________
Telephone: ___________________________________________
Model:_______________________________________________
Serial Number: ________________________________________
Replacement Batteries: Size 10 Size 312 Size 13
Warranty: ____________________________________________
Use Program 1 for: ____________________________________
Use Program 2 for: ____________________________________
Use Program 3 for: ____________________________________
Date of Purchase:______________________________________

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Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems
Congratulations on choosing Conversa.NT™ITE (In-the-
Ear) digital hearing instruments.
For 40 years, Unitron Hearing has been committed to
making life better for people with hearing loss. This
means a commitment to developing high-quality hearing
solutions that incorporate special features to solve the
everyday problems and concerns you have with hearing
loss and hearing aids.
Conversa.NT includes high-value, advanced features that
make conversations a priority. With Conversa.NT you can
enjoy listening to conversations in quiet and noisy
situations. Conversa.NT also dramatically reduces
whistling so you can enjoy chewing your food or
conversing with friends on the telephone without being
interrupted by annoying whistling.

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Getting the Most Out o Your
Conversa.NT™Hearing Instruments
Adjusting to your new hearing instruments will take
some time. In the beginning it is important that you do
not use the hearing aids for longer than is comfortable.
Depending on your previous experience with hearing
instruments, a few hours a day may be enough and then
you can increase wearing time gradually. Once you have
become accustomed to your hearing aids, you should
wear them all day everyday since frequent use will help
you adapt to your hearing aids and enjoy their full
benefits. The quicker you get used to the everyday
sounds around you, the less you will notice that you are
wearing hearing instruments.

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Using the Conversa.NT™Digital ITE Guide
Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of
the topics covered in this guide.
Use the diagram below to identify some of the
components on your hearing aids. Because each aid is
custom-designed and molded to fit an individual ear, the
physical appearance and exact positioning on your
hearing aids may vary slightly from those shown.
Legend
1 Microphone
2 Battery Door
3 On/Off Manual
Volume Control
4 Vent
5 Removal Handle
6 Program Button
2
3
4
6
1
2
3
4
6
1
Full Shell
Half Shell
Canal
MIni Canal
CIC
2
3
4
6
1
1
2
3
4
6
1
2
4
5
6

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Turning Your Conversa.NT™Hearing Aids
On and O
Your Conversa.NT hearing aids may have
a volume control that also serves as an
on/off switch. To turn your hearing aids
on, rotate the volume control towards
your nose. Note: If the start up mute is activated, your
hearing aids will not turn on until the program button
is pushed.
To turn your hearing aids off, rotate the volume control
away from your nose.
For hearing aids without a volume control, close the
battery door to turn your hearing aids on. Open the
battery door or remove the battery to turn your hearing
aids off.

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Inserting and Removing ITE and CIC
Hearing Aids
ITE and CIC hearing aids are color-coded red for the right
ear and blue for the left ear. The color is indicated either
on the shell or on a label on the hearing aid.
To insert ITEs and CICs:
1. Hold the hearing aid between your thumb and index
finger with the battery door away from your ear.
2. If your hearing aid is a CIC, insert by holding the
hearing aid with the removal handle at the bottom.
3. Gently insert the canal portion of the hearing aid into
your ear using your index finger to push back and
tuck the hearing aid completely into place.
To remove ITEs and CICs:
1. If your hearing aid is a CIC, gently pull on the removal
handle. To remove ITE hearing aids, grasp the aid with
your thumb and index finger.
2. Move your jaw up and down or apply pressure to the
back of your ear to help loosen the aid.
Note: Never use the volume control or the battery door
to remove your hearing aids.

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Feedback-Free Listening
Your Conversa.NT hearing aids have an optional start up
mute that can be activated by your hearing healthcare
professional. If the start up mute is activated, your
hearing aids will not turn on until the program button is
pushed, even if you rotate the volume control. The
hearing aids return to the start up mute position each
time you turn your hearing aids on. This allows you to
insert your hearing aids without experiencing whistling.
If you wear hearing aids now, you may have experienced
whistling from your hearing aids when you talk, chew,
use the telephone or hug someone. Conversa.NT’s
feedback technology dramatically reduces this
uncomfortable whistling before you or anyone else can
perceive it.
Operating Instructions ITE and CIC
Changing Programs on Your
Conversa.NT™Digital Hearing Aids
Your Conversa.NT digital hearing aids may
have up to three programs. Each program has been
individually tailored by your hearing healthcare
professional to meet your particular listening needs.
Conversa.NT has a push-button for switching between
programs. Each time you push the program button, you
will move to a new program. Your hearing aids beep to
indicate which program you are in (i.e. one beep for

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program 1, two beeps for program 2, etc.) If you prefer,
your hearing healthcare professional can adjust the pitch
and loudness of the program beep or turn it off entirely.
Adjusting the Volume
The volume on your hearing aids may adjust
automatically in response to the loud or quiet sounds
around you. If you have a manual volume control, you
can further adjust the volume on your hearing aids.
Rotate the volume control towards your nose to increase
the volume or away from your nose to decrease the
volume. Note that your volume control may be disabled
by your heairng healthcare professional and, therefore,
could be inactive.
Setting Your Ideal Volume
Conversa.NT digital hearing instruments equipped with
manual volume control have an ideal volume indicator. A
single beep indicates when the volume control has
reached its ideal level for your particular hearing loss, as
pre-set by your hearing healthcare professional.
Listening in Windy Environments
Conversa.NT’s wind noise manager will engage
automatically based on whether wind conditions are
moderate or high. When wind noise manager is
engaged, sounds such as speech, may become quieter
because the wind noise manager is working to reduce
the loud noise produced by the wind. When you are no
longer in a windy environment, the wind noise manager