If you wear hearing aids regularly, you need to understand how to take care of it to avoid any potential problems and improve its performance. You can extend the lifespan of your hearing aids with proper maintenance and regular care put together by our expert audiologist. Here are some tips to follow to maintain your hearing aid device for optimal listening experience.

Handle with care

Every time you hold, wear, remove or clean your hearing aid, make sure you handle it securely. Keep your hands clean and dry before handling the device. Alternatively, you can place you hearing aid on a clean and soft towel. Although major of the modern hearing aid devices are durable, but it is important to keep a secure grip to prevent dropping the device and damaging the battery inside.

Keep them away from heat and water

Most of the hearing aids are water and heat resistant but it cannot avoid damage inside the device. Make sure to take off your hearing aids before taking a bath or a swim. Additionally, never use water to clean your hearing aid or dry it with hair dryer. Remember, the functioning of internal components can stop due to moisture or heat when comes in contact with hearing aids, causing permanent damage. Use a specialized dehumidifier for moisture protection if you live in humid environment.

Store in secure space

If you stay with kids or pets, you run the risk of damaging your hearing aid. When you take off your hearing aids during night or at any other occasion, keep them in safe place to avoid any accidental push or drop. You can also keep hearing aids in open air and leave the battery doors open to avoid moisture buildup.

Avoid makeup and hairspray while wearing hearing aids

Prior to applying makeup and hair products, take out your hearing aids. The fine particles present in these products gets collected on device and block the microphone and controls.                  

Clean the earwax and change the wax filter

To keep the device functioning properly, keep it clean to avoid earwax accumulation around it. With dry cotton swab or cloth, you can clean earwax, oil or dirt that has accumulated on the device. Additionally, change the wax filter frequently to protect internal components of hearing aids from earwax buildup. Make sure to choose correct wax filter and change it securely. You may seek assistance from our audiologist to properly replace wax filters without causing any damage.

Replace your batteries frequently

Your device may stop working due to dead or damaged batteries; therefore it is necessary to properly manage them. You can keep the battery doors open to prevent moisture from corroding batteries and harming the electronic components in hearing aids. Clean the batteries and its area in hearing aids with soft and clean cloth while replacing it. Maintain a battery replacement cycle once you learn how long batteries last. Also, turn off the device when not in use to save battery life.

Plan your maintenance and repairs

You can schedule professional repair or maintenance service for your hearing aids in six or eight months to clean and fix any damage to the device. This will extend the lifespan of the device and keep up its performance. The experts also help you adjust the settings of your hearing aids to preserve the best possible hearing experience.

If you need guidance with Phonak hearing aids, Signia hearing aids, Widex hearing aids or for other brands, you can contact DEBs Audiology & Hearing Care for expert hearing aids care and hearing protection as well as repair services at nearest ear machine shop or center. To learn more, go through our website or give us a call on +91 8850769404.