The FDA and many State regulations require that you either get a medical examination and prescription from a physician before you purchase a hearing aid, or sign a waiver (available online) stating that you decline a medical examination. Please read the following list of conditions carefully. If you know, or were informed by a physician that you have any of the following conditions, you will need a medical clearance (prescription) by a physician before using the iHEARHD.
- Visible deformity of the ear
- Fluid or drainage (not earwax) from the ear within the past 90 days
- Sudden, rapidly progressing, or changing hearing loss within the past 90 days
- Spells of acute or chronic dizziness
- Hearing loss on one side that worsened in the past 90 days
- A recent or current ear infection, a plugged-up fullness feeling
- A punctured eardrum
- Conductive hearing loss, or air-bone gap
- Excessive wax buildup, or a history of excessive wax buildup
- Foreign object stuck in ear canal
- Pain or discomfort in the ear
- Ringing in one or both ears which began or worsened in the last 90 days
