Tinnitus Masker - BHM pan Gebrauchsanweisung

Tinnitus Masker

(pan Ti only)
The Tinnitus Masker is a tool intended to
generate noise to provide temporary relief for
patients suffering from tinnitus as part of a
tinnitus management program. The generated
noise can be used as simple noise or be added
to an input signal.
The Tinnitus Masker is targeted to hearing care
professionals who are familiar with the evalua-
tion and treatment of tinnitus and hearing loss.
Guidelines for users of the Tinnitus Masker
These instructions contain information about the
Tinnitus Masker, which may have been enabled in
your pan Ti hearing system by your hearing care
professional.
The Tinnitus Masker is a tinnitus management
tool intended to generate noise of sufficient in-
tensity and bandwidth to help manage tinnitus.
Your hearing care professional will also be able
to offer the appropriate follow-up care. It is im-
portant to follow your hearing care professionals
advice and directions regarding such care.
Warnings related to tinnitus
• The Tinnitus Masker is a sound generator.
It provides a means of sound enrichment
therapy that can be used as part of a per-
sonalized tinnitus management program to
provide temporary relief from tinnitus.
• The underlying principle of sound enrichment
is to provide supplementary noise stimulation
which can help defocus your attention from
your tinnitus and avoid negative reactions.
Sound enrichment, coupled with instructional
counselling, is an established approach to
managing tinnitus.
• Should you develop any side effects while using
the Tinnitus Masker, such as headaches,
nausea, dizziness or heart palpitations or
experience a decrease in auditory function such
as decreased loudness tolerance, worsening
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