HOW TO LOOK AFTER YOUR HEARING AIDS
So your new hearing aids are working great – but after a few weeks they start to look a little worn. What’s the best way to clean your hearing aids without damaging them? We’ll let you know in this handy guide.
Hearing aid maintenance
A hearing aid is a valuable device that needs to be handled with care. It’s always important to clean and maintain your hearing aid in order to get the best sound and keep it functioning for years to come.
In general, it’s important to handle your hearing aid carefully. A few tips for handling your hearing aids:
In general, it’s important to handle your hearing aid carefully. A few tips for handling your hearing aids:
- Lean over the table when inserting and removing you hearing aid to reduce the distance it could drop
- Keep your hearing aids away from high temperatures and moisture
- Take your hearing aids out before showering, swimming, having radiation treatment or using a hair dryer.
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Cleaning your hearing aids
Whatever the type of hearing aid, water or other fluids should not be used to clean it. Instead, clean the surface of the hearing aid with a soft, dry cloth and use the special brush and tool supplied with the aid to clean around the sound outlet, microphone opening, and vent.
Hearing aids can be affected by ear wax. Even a small amount of wax can cause hearing aids to malfunction. If earwax accumulates around the sound outlet, remove it with the cloth or small brush supplied with your hearing aid. If you let the wax dry overnight, it will be easier to remove.
Hearing aids that are worn in the ear canal naturally come in contact with earwax and therefore usually require more frequent cleaning. It is a good idea to check your hearing aid for wax and dirt every time you remove it from your ear. Cleaning your hearing aid should become part of your daily routine- just like brushing your teeth!
IMPORTANT: Do not insert anything into the microphone itself.
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Cleaning CIC hearing aids
- Lean over the table when inserting and removing you hearing aid to reduce the distance it could drop
- Keep your hearing aids away from high temperatures and moisture
- Take your hearing aids out before showering, swimming, having radiation treatment or using a hair dryer.
In general, it’s important to handle your hearing aid carefully. A few tips for handling your hearing aids:
- Remove your hearing aid’s battery
- The wax-removing tool for a Widex CIC hearing aid has a long and a short end. There is a tiny ball at the tip of the longer end, which is used for clearing this vent.
- Turn the hearing aid so that the open battery drawer is facing downwards, and allow any earwax to be pushed out through the hearing aid.
- Insert the long end of the wax-removing tool into the opening of the vent near the tip of the hearing aid.
- Guide the short end of the wax-removing tool through the microphone opening on the battery drawer from the inside.
- Use the short end of the wax-removing tool to remove any wax that has accumulated around the microphone opening on the battery drawer.
Cleaning your hearing aid wax guard
A wax guard is a special type of filter that is placed in the sound outlet. The filter helps to prevent wax and dirt from entering the sound channel. If your hearing aid has a wax guard, it is important to remove any wax or dirt that has accumulated around it. Use the soft cloth or small brush for this purpose.
Some people produce more earwax than others, so the amount of times your wax guard needs changing will vary.
NOTE: Even with careful cleaning, wax and dirt can become lodged in the hearing aid and cause it to malfunction. This can make your hearing aid sound weak or distorted. If this happens, return your hearing aid to your hearing care dispenser for service.
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The energy efficient drying station includes a travel case and can be powered by a standard outlet or USB for greater portability. With the new DRY-GO UV, you can protect your hearing investment and enjoy greater peace of mind.