Beltone TO1715 User manual

Beltone Touch

Instructions for use

Digital In-the-Ear hearing instrument

and sound generator

TO1715, TO915 and TO615

TO1715 SPG, TO915 SPG and TO615 SPG

TO1735 and TO935

TO1735 SPG and TO935 SPG

TO1735 UPG, TO935 UPG and TO635 UPG

A new Beltone hearing instrument

Congratulations on your choice of a Beltone hearing instrument!

This is an important step towards clearer hearing and better under-

standing. We have used all our experience with hearing instruments to

help you communicate, lead an enjoyable social life and listen to the

world around you.

Your hearing instrument is a very advanced device. Your hearing care

practitioner has tuned it to your individual needs. With a little devotion

and patience you will become familiar with it.

Your instrument may also include the Tinnitus Breaker function

(TO17xx models only), a tool for generating sounds to be used in

tinnitus management programs to relieve suffering from tinnitus.

The Tinnitus Breaker can generate frequency and amplitude shaped

white noise. Noise signal level and frequency characteristics can be

adjusted to the speciﬁc therapeutic needs as determined by your

doctor, audiologist, or hearing care practitioner. Generated noise can

be modulated with the purpose of making it more pleasant. The noise

can then resemble, for example, crushing waves on a shore.

This booklet is a short guide to assist you in getting acquainted with

your hearing instrument. Read it carefully and use it as a guideline.

We wish you happiness and pleasant listening with your new instru-

ment.

Beltone

Caution to Tinnitus Breaker users

Should you develop any side effects from using the Tinnitus Breaker

feature, such as dizziness, nausea, headaches, perceived decrease

in auditory function or increase in tinnitus perception, you should

discontinue use of the device and seek medical evaluation.

This booklet & your instrument

In this booklet you will ﬁnd instructions for inserting and controlling

your new hearing instrument. You will ﬁnd explanations on control-

ling your instrument, on daily handling and on its use. Furthermore,

you can read what to do if things do not live up to your expecta-

tions. We will give a few practical steps towards better hearing.

Contents

Warning to hearing care professional 4

Notice to prospective users 4

Prescription use for sound generator users 5

Switching on and off 7

Changing batteries 8

Inserting and removing the instrument 10

Recognising left and right instrument 12

Program button 13

Using the telephone 14

Autophone 14

T-program - optional 16

Hearing through an induction loop 17

Maintenance and cleaning 18

Eight steps towards better hearing 23

General warnings 26

General precautions 27

Technical speciﬁcations 28

Solving small problems 30

International warranty 32

Your selected model 33

Warning to hearing care professional

A hearing care professional should advise a prospective user to

consult promptly with a licensed physician (preferably an ear spe-

cialist) before setting the instrument if the hearing care professional

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 15dB at 500

Hz (hertz), 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz;

(vii) visible evidence of signiﬁcant cerumen accumulation or a

foreign body in the ear canal;

(viii) pain or discomfort in the ear.

Important notice to prospective users

Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing loss

and/or a tinnitus condition have a medical evaluation by a licensed

physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the

ear) before using a hearing aid and/or a sound generator. Licensed

physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often referred

to as otolaryngologists, otologists, or otorhinolaryngologists.

The purpose of a medical evaluation is to assure that all medically

treatable conditions that may affect hearing and/or tinnitus are

identiﬁed and treated before the hearing instrument and/or sound

generator is used.

The sound generator instrument is a tool to generate sounds to be

used with appropriate counselling and/or in a tinnitus management

program to relieve patients suffering from tinnitus.

Prescription use for sound generator users

If your instrument has been enabled with the Tinnitus Breaker

sound generator function for tinnitus management, please use

the device as prescribed by your doctor, audiologist, or hearing

care practitioner. In order to avoid the possibility of damaging your

hearing, the maximum daily usage depends on the level of the

generated sound.

Should you develop any side effects from using the instrument,

such as dizziness, nausea, headaches, perceived decrease in audi-

tory function or increase in tinnitus perception, you should disconti-

nue use of the device and seek medical evaluation.

The target population is primarily the adult population over 18 years

of age. This product may also be used with children 5 years of age

or older. However, children and physically or mentally challenged

users will require training by a doctor, audiologist, hearing care

practitioner or the guardian for the insertion and removal of the

device.

TO1715/TO915/TO615 Hearing Instrument

TO1715/TO915/TO615 SPG Hearing Instrument

battery door

wax guard

pull out cord (optional)

microphone opening

vent (optional)

battery door

wax guard

pull out cord (optional)

microphone opening

program button (optional)

vent (optional)

TO1735/TO935/TO635 (SPG or UPG) Hearing instrument

battery door

wax guard

pull out cord (optional)

microphone opening

vent (optional)

program button

(optional)

Switching on and off

Your hearing instrument is switched off by

opening the battery door.

Switch your instrument on by closing the

battery door.

After your instrument is switched on,

the volume will always be as set by your

hearing care practitioner.

Your instrument can have a push button to switch programs.

However, if you close the battery door your instrument will always

start in program number 1. Read more on this subject on page 13.

• Atnight,leavethebatterydooropen.Itincreasesbatterylifeand

allows moisture in your instrument to evaporate and increases

the instrument’s life span.

On-close

Off-open

Changing batteries

When the battery voltage/power decreases to a certain level, the

instrument will emit a soft beeping signal. This signal will continue

for about one minute, and the sequence will continue every ﬁve

minutes until the instrument will be automatically switched off. It is

therefore advisable to keep an extra battery at hand.

Open the battery door by placing

your ﬁngernail or a pencil under the

edge of the battery door and gently

push it backwards.

When opened, remove the dead

battery. The end of the cleaning

brush is magnetic. It allows for

easy battery removal/insertion.

The replacement battery has to be

a zinc-air battery or an appropriate

Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable

battery. Battery size for your Touch

instrument is 10A.

Remove the protective seal from the

fresh battery and insert it in the bat-

tery door, with the plus side facing

up. You will recognize the plus side

of the battery because marked with

a +. Check whether the + symbols

on the battery and on the battery

door are on the same side.

Always insert a battery in the

opened door, never directly into the instrument.

Close the battery door. This should go smoothly, so never force it as

this could damage your instrument.

Warnings

• Keepbatteriesawayfromchildrenandmentallychallenged

persons.

• Batteriescanbeharmfulifswallowed.Ifyoudo,seekmedical

attention immediately.

• Donotattempttorechargethebatteries,astheycouldexplode.

• Donotburnthebatteries,astheycouldexplode.

• Replacespentbatteriesanddonotleavethemintheinstrument

for a prolonged period.

• Usedbatteriesareharmfultotheenvironment.Pleasedispose

of them according to local regulations or return them to your

hearing care practitioner.

• Donotattempttorechargebatterieswhicharenotspecically

designated rechargeable as they may leak or explode.

Inserting and removing the instrument

Inserting the instrument

• Theinsertionprocessvarieswith

the shape of your ear canal.

A fairly straight ear canal allows

easy insertion. However, some

ear canals have sharper curves

and may require more care.

• Takethehearinginstrument

between thumb and index ﬁnger

and position its ‘point’ in your ear

canal. If available the colour dot

must point upwards.

• Nowslidetheinstrumentallthe

way into your ear canal with a

gentle, twisting motion. Insertion

can be easier if you gently pull

your auricle backward with your other hand.

• Movetheinstrumentupanddownwithyourindexngerand

press gently to ensure it is positioned correctly. Opening and

closing your mouth can aid insertion. You will feel when the

instrument is inserted correctly.

• Afterthehearinginstrumenthasbeenproperlyseatedintheear

canal, locate the microphone and tubing.

• Gentlypushthemicrophoneintothecreasedareaoftheearthat

is located above the ear canal entrance.

• Afterthemicrophoneisinplace,pushthetubingintoplace.

It is important that the microphone tube ﬁts correctly in your ear.

If the microphone tube irritates your ear, please contact your

hearing care professional.

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