Your new Senso Vita SV-38 A world of new sounds We hope you will be pleased with your new Widex hearing aid . We have included these user’s instruc- Becoming a hearing aid user can be an exciting chal- tions to inform you about the various aspects associ- lenge .
Having something in your ear Practice makes perfect Your ears need to become accustomed to your new It is a good idea to start slowly and wear your hearing hearing aids . If you are a first-time user, you also have aids for just short intermittent periods of time, for ex- to get used to having something in your ear .
The road to better hearing and a more active Help to help yourself everyday life Most modern hearing aids are designed with a multi- Your hearing aids may help you regain the pleasure of tude of options, settings and features to benefit most communicating with other people and increase your hearing aid users .
Senso Vita SV-38 Make a note of the situations where you are not satis- 1 . Microphone opening, where the sound enters the fied and why . Is the problem related to low frequency, hearing aid . high frequency, weak or loud sounds? Is it all the time .
The battery Battery type Push the nail grip downwards to swing open the battery drawer . The recommended battery type for your Senso Vita The nail grip is located on the op- SV-8 is: posite side of the on/off switch at Zinc Air battery type 675 the bottom of the hearing aid .
Turning the hearing aid on and off Left/right identification The battery drawer is placed at If you wear hearing aids on both ears, your hearing the bottom of the hearing aid . healthcare professional can put a coloured mark (red The battery drawer also func- nameplate) on your right hearing aid, so you can eas- tions as the on/off switch .
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Placing Senso Vita SV-38 on/in the ear Insert a battery in your hearing aid . We recommend Once the earmould has been that you turn off the hearing aid before placing it on inserted, you place the hearing the ear . First insert the earmould in the ear canal while aid behind the ear, so that the holding the lower part of the tubing .
Removing Senso Vita SV-38 Automatic adjustment of loudness First remove the hearing aid from its position behind Senso Vita SV-8 adjusts loudness automatically in ac- the ear . Carefully pull the earmould out of the ear ca- cordance with your sound environment . Several thou- nal, while holding the lower part of the tubing .
Fine tuning loudness Listening programs Your hearing aid may be pro- Your Senso Vita SV-8 may be equipped with a vided with a volume control, number of listening programs optimised for different shaped like a small lever . Push listening situations . These listening programs allow the lever upwards to raise the you to focus on the sound source you wish to hear .
Keeping Senso Vita SV-38 clean Switching between the Cleaning accessories listening programs The following accessories are available for your hear- Switch between the programs ing aid: by using the program switch on the back of the hearing aid, 1 . Battery magnet to facilitate insertion of the just above the battery drawer .
The hearing aid The earmould Never wash your hearing Make sure that your ear- aid with water, cleaning so- mould is clean and free of lutions or other liquids . In- earwax and moisture . If it stead, clean your hearing is plugged, clear the open- aid with a dry soft cloth af- ing with a wax removing...
. Keep it in its case in a cool, dry location where it cannot be reached by children or pets . • Widex hearing aids are not certified for use in mines or other areas with explosive gases .
Good advice • The use of hearing aids increases the risk of accu- • Please be aware that the use of any type of hear- mulation of earwax . Contact your ENT doctor/phy- ing aid/earmould may involve a slightly increased sician if you suspect that a plug of earwax has ac- risk of infection in the ear canal .
Accessories Audio input Important: If the hearing aid is connected to equip- ment which is connected to the electrical mains, this Your Senso Vita SV-8 hearing aid equipment must meet the safety requirements stated can be furnished with an audio in the international standard IEC 60065 .
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FM systems Be aware that when you use a Widex FM system with your Senso Vita SV-8, the switch on the FM receiver The FM system from Widex can be used as an acces- works differently than described in the user’s instruc- sory to Senso Vita SV-8 .
In case of malfunction If the hearing aid volume is not powerful The following pages include some quick advice to fol- low if you experience problems . Before contacting enough, it could be because: your hearing healthcare professional, please follow •...
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If the hearing aid whistles continuously, it could be because: • Your ear is blocked by earwax. Contact your ENT doctor/physician . • The tubing is broken. Replace the tubing . • The tubing is yellow and stiff. Replace the tubing . •...
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