Anyone who has a history of: (1) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear; (2) active drainage from the ear within the previous ninety days; (3) sudden, or rapidly progressive, hearing loss within the previous ninety days; (4) acute or chronic dizziness; (5) unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous ninety days; (6) audiometric air-bone gap equal to, or greater than, fifteen decibels at five hundred hertz (Hz), one thousand Hz, and two thousand Hz; (7) visible evidence of cerumen accumulation, or a foreign body in the ear canal; and (8) pain or discomfort in the ear within the previous sixty days shall be advised by the hearing instrument specialist to consult a physician or an otolaryngologist prior to fitting of the hearing aid. A written statement, stating the consumer has been advised of such, shall accompany any sale of a hearing aid.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-403

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Hearing aid: means any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing, and any parts, attachments or accessories, excluding batteries, earmolds and cords. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-396
  • Otolaryngologist: means a physician licensed under chapter 370 who is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and includes physicians in training programs approved by the American Board of Otolaryngology. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-396
  • sale: means any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, or any other contract, for a consideration, excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or hearing instrument specialists. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-396
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