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24 User Guide for the Auria Harmony Sound Processor

Warnings and Precautions

As a cochlear implant user, there are a few precautions that you should take when in

various environments. We recommend that you carry your Patient Identiﬁ cation Card

with you at all times as a quick reference source. Should you have any questions or

concerns, do not hesitate to contact your cochlear implant center or AB.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Your processor and its attachments are designed to withstand most static events

without damage or interruption to your programs. However, there is a chance that

high levels of static electricity will generate extreme electrostatic discharge events

that may damage electronic components. Therefore, care should be taken to avoid

exposing the headpiece, cables or sound processor to situations in which high levels

of static electricity are created.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is present when you feel a spark jump from your body.

ESD events are more likely to occur in very dry or cold environments. ESD events are

less common in humid areas.

High levels of electrostatic charge are known to build up under the following

circumstances:

• Walking on carpets

• Sliding on plastic slides

• Exiting an automobile

• Pulling sweaters on and off

• Touching TV or computer screens

• Removing bedding materials

You should take the following basic precautions in order to reduce the chances of an

ESD event:

• Electrostatic potential can be safely reduced by touching any person or object

with your ﬁ ngers prior to contact with a headpiece, cables or sound processor.

Hand contact will safely equalize electric charge and prevent sparks from

jumping to the processor system. When approached by someone (for example

on carpet), touch him or her ﬁ rst with your hand prior to them touching your

external cochlear implant components. Parents are advised to touch their child

before they touch a headpiece or processor that their child is wearing. Also,

before placing any part of a processor system on a table or other surface, you

should ﬁ rst touch the surface.

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