Clinical Practicals

Purchase Agreement

California Consumer Song Beverly Act
- "This hearing aid is warranted to be specifically fit for the particular needs of you the buyer. If the hearing aid is not fit for your particular needs, it may be returned to the seller within 45 days of the initial date of delivery to you. If you return the hearing aid, the seller will either adjust or replace the hearing aid or promptly refund the total amount paid. This warranty does not affect the protections and remedies you have under other laws.
- Need to read or summarize this statement in a fluid and sincere manner and ask them to sign
- Polite to request a check-in once close to the 45 day window of placement
- Hearing aids you're receiving today are fit for your needs, we matched your prescriptive targets, for 45 days we will adjust, replace or promptly return the entire payment
Content info on Purchase agreement
- Office hours and days of the week open for business with addresses and phone number required by the State of California
Tolling
- Need to extend the trial if it breaks; pause the 45 days if necessary
- 45 days of patient wearing the aids
- Documentation is necessary if something happens
Pertinent information on form
- R Ear, Style (RIC, CIC, BTE) Model, Serial #, Battery, Retail Cost
- L Ear, Style (RIC, CIC, BTE) Model, Serial #, Battery, Retail Cos

Warranty Information/Loss and Damage

Warranties are not always the same for each manufacturer
- typically 3 year repair warranty
- depends on the company
- information is on invoice
One-time replacement for each device
- $400 per for loss and damage

Pediatric Assessment

Hearing Aid Boot Camp Information

COSI
- How to find in NOAH
Hearing Aid Troubleshooting
- Half-stepping
Explanation of Audiogram
- Communicating type of loss
- Recommendation
Differential Diagnosis
- Use information gathered to critically think and diagnose