Unitron BTE Next User Manual
Next
TM
BTE Guide
Table of Contents
Your Next™Hearing Instruments .....................................1
Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems ......................2
Getting the Most Out of Your Next
™
Hearing
Instruments..................................................................3
Using the Next™BTE Guide.............................................4
Putting Your Next
™
Hearing Instruments on Your Ears...6
Turning Your Next
™
Hearing Instruments On and Off ....8
Feedback-Free Listening .................................................9
Replacing the Battery....................................................10
Operating Instructions ..................................................12
Assistive Listening Devices ...........................................21
Caring for Your Next
™
Hearing Instruments..................23
Cleaning Your Next
™
Hearing Instruments....................25
Warnings.......................................................................28
Troubleshooting Guide..................................................31
Warning to Hearing Instrument Dispensers ................34
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Your Next
™
Hearing Instruments
Hearing Healthcare Professional: _________________________
_____________________________________________________
Telephone: ___________________________________________
Model:_______________________________________________
Serial Number: ________________________________________
Replacement Batteries: Size 13
Warranty: ____________________________________________
Program 1 is the Automatic Program
(Available on Next 16 and Next 8 only)
Program 2 is the Manual Program for: _____________________
Program 3 is the Manual Program for: _____________________
Program 4 is the Manual Program for: _____________________
Date of Purchase:______________________________________
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Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems
Congratulations on choosing your new Next™ BTE
(Behind-the-Ear) hearing instruments. For over 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 instruments.
Next is an innovative hearing instrument that delivers
exceptional sound quality, performance, and results.
Your Next hearing instrument may include an automatic
program that reads your listening environment and
automatically determines a sound destination that is
most effective for optimal listening as your listening
needs change throughout the day. Up to 3 optional
manual programs give you added flexibility to meet your
particular listening needs. Next’s sophisticated adaptive
features offer you the latest digital technology so your
hearing instruments will adapt, leading to a more
personalized experience.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Next
™
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 instruments 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 instruments, you should wear them all day every
day since infrequent use will not permit you to adapt to
your hearing instruments 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 Next
™
BTE Guide
Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of the
topics covered in this guide.
There are different styles of BTEs available. The diagrams
below identify some of the components on your hearing
instruments. Have your hearing healthcare professional
place a check beside the diagram that best describes
your BTE style and attachment.
slim tube and dome earhook and earmold
BTE with volume control BTE without volume control
Hearing Instrument Style
Attachment Style
(check one)
My hearing instrument has (check all that apply)
Comfort-Clarity Balance Program Button
Volume Control Push Button Volume Control
5
Legend
1 Earhook
2 Microphone and Microphone Shield
3 Program Button or Push Button Volume Control
(depending on your customized fitting)
4 Volume Control or Comfort-Clarity Balance
(depending on your customized fitting)
5 Battery Door/On & Off Switch
6 Slim Tube
7 Dome
8 Retention Piece
9 Earmold
1
2
3
4
4
5
9
6
8
2
3
5
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Putting Your Next
™
Hearing Instruments
on Your Ears
Your BTE hearing instrument may be color-coded red for
your right ear and blue for your left ear. This color
indicator is located inside the battery door with a small
colored dot.
BTEs with Slim Tubes
1. Hold the slim tube where it attaches to the dome and
gently push the dome into your ear canal. The slim
tube should lie flush against your head and not stick
out.
2. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your ear.
3. Place the retention piece in your ear so it rests at the
bottom of the opening of your ear canal.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for your other ear if you wear two
hearing instruments.
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BTEs with Earhooks
1. Carefully insert the earmold in your ear. The earmold
should fit into your ear snugly and comfortably.
2. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your ear.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 for your other ear if you wear two
hearing instruments.
Turning Your Next™Hearing Instruments On
and Off
Your hearing instruments have a three-position battery
door that acts as an off/on switch and that allows access
to the battery compartment.
To turn the hearing instrument on, close the battery door
fully. Note: If the start up delay is activated, your
hearing instrument will not turn on for 10-15 seconds
after closing the battery door.
To turn the hearing instrument off, partially open the
battery door. This position also allows excess moisture
to vent away from the battery compartment.
To replace the hearing instrument battery, fully open the
battery door for access to the battery compartment.
Note: When turning your hearing
instrument on and off, grasp the top and
bottom of the device with your index finger
and thumb. Use your thumb to open and
close the battery door.
on off open
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9
Feedback-Free Listening
Your Next hearing devices have an optional start up
delay that can be activated by your hearing healthcare
professional. If the start up delay is activated, your
hearing instruments will not turn on for 10-15 seconds
after the battery door is closed fully. The hearing
instruments return to the start up delay position each
time you turn your hearing instruments on. This allows
you to insert your hearing instruments without
experiencing whistling.
If you wear hearing instruments now, you may have
experienced whistling from your hearing instruments
when you talk, chew, use the telephone or hug
someone. Next’s feedback technology dramatically
reduces this uncomfortable whistling before you or
anyone else can perceive it.
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Replacing the Battery
1. Gently swing out the
battery door with
your fingernail.
2. Grasp the battery
with your thumb
and index finger and
remove.
3. Insert the new
battery into the
battery
compartment with the plus (+) sign on the battery
facing the same way as the plus (+) sign on the edge
of the battery door. This will ensure that the battery
door closes properly.
Note: If the battery is inserted incorrectly, the door will
not close.
4. Close the battery door.
Plus (+) Signs
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