(i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformi-
ty of the ear.
(ii) History of active drainage from the ear
within the previous 90 days.
(iii) History of sudden or rapidly progres-
sive 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-borne gap equal to or
greater than 15 decibels at 500 hertz
(Hz), 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz.
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(vii) Visible evidence of significant cerumen
(earwax) accumulation or a foreign
body in the ear canal.
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear. Special
care should be exercised in selecting
and fitting a hearing aid whose maxi-
mum sound pressure level exceeds
132 decibels* because there may be
risk of impairing the remaining hearing
of the user.
*A provision is required only for those hear-
ing aids with a maximum sound pressure
capability greater than 132 [db].
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