When instructing a patient on correct technique for inserting a hearing aid into the ear, the nurse will include which of the following instructions?
a. Pull the outer ear up and out.
b. Hold the aid with the long portion upright.
c. Fit the aid snugly in the midline of the canal.
d. Turn the aid to the desired sound level before insertion.
C
Hold the hearing aid in the dominant hand and insert the pointed end of the ear mold into the ear canal while following the natural contours of the canal. Pulling up and out on the outer ear has little effect on hearing aid insertion. Instead, hold the hearing aid in the dominant hand and insert the pointed end of the ear mold into the ear canal while following the natural contours of the canal. Turn the volume slowly to high to prevent damage to the hearing aid.
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