CARE & MAINTENANCE OF YOUR HEARING INSTRUMENTS

TAKE CARE OF YOUR INSTRUMENTS

Your hearing instruments have to contend with moisture and heat, earwax, skin flakes, oil and hair care products. Here are some practical tips that will help to keep them functioning properly.
  • Always keep your hearing instruments clean and dry.
  • To preserve battery life when you’re not wearing your instruments, open the battery compartment door so the battery is not in contact with the internal components.
  • Make a habit of cleaning your hearing instruments on a daily basis.
  • Never use household cleaning fluids or oil to clean your instrument.
  • At night, store your hearing instruments in a hearing instrument drying kit (available from your hearing care professional).
  • Always check to make sure you’ve removed your instruments before swimming, showering or applying hairspray.

1. If you have difficulty in hearing; or clarity has deteriorated or you feel that the hearing aid is dead…

  • Check if the battery is over. Change the battery. Check the battery size and the positive side of the battery before inserting it in the battery compartment.
  • Check the wax guard and clean it.
  • Change wax guard if needed.

2. If the hearing aid is weak you may have

  • A run-down battery
  • Wrong tone setting
  • Covered microphone
  • An aid that must be repaired

3. If the aid makes a low soft buzz or hum, you may have

  • A bad battery
  • A defective aid needing to go to the shop

4. If the hearing aid whistles or has feedback you may have

  • A loose ear mould
  • Wax in the ear
  • Wax in the ear mould
  • An aid that needs repair
Don’t open or tamper with the mechanical part of the hearing aid yourself. You will invalidate your guarantee if you do so. Take it to an authorized repair person for help. Have him rent you another aid while yours is being repaired.

5. Hearing Aid Care

  1. If the sound outlet is blocked by wax or moisture, remove the wax with the special removing tool supplied with the hearing aid and the moisture with a small blower.
  2. The hearing aid should be turned off when not in use. Remove the battery if the hearing aid is not used for a couple of days. Place the battery n a cool, dry place and wipe the hearing aid clean.
  3. Even though you will definitely find your hearing aid so comfortable that it will be easy to forget you are wearing one - Don’t forget to remove it before taking a shower or before swimming. Also, don’t leave your hearing aid in a pocket of clothing to be washed.
  4. Temperature much above normal could easily damage your instrument. Hence, DO NOT leave your hearing aid in a car on w window ledge on a sunny day.
  5. Try to avoid situations where your hearing aid could fall for any distance to a hard surface. Change batteries and clean your hearing aid on a table to minimize the risk of dropping your aid.
  6. Never use alcohol, solvents or cleaning fluid on your hearing aid and remember, it needs absolutely no oil of any kind. Clean the outside of your hearing aid with a dry soft cloth.
  7. Remove your hearing aid before using hair spray. The ingredients in hair spray, which keeps hair in place can make hearing aid volume controls stick and may clog the microphone opening.

6. Hearing Aid Daily Use Manual

  1. The hearing aid should be turned off when not in use. Remove the battery if the hearing aid is not used for a couple of days. Place the battery in a cool, dry place and wipe the hearing aid clean.
  2. Even though you will definitely find your hearing aid so comfortable that it will be easy to forget you are wearing one - Don’t forget to remove it before taking a shower; before washing your face or before swimming.
  3. Don’t leave your hearing aid in a pocket of clothing to be washed. Always retain a box with you – one on the bedside table and one with you in your pocket or purse.
  4. Temperature much above normal could easily damage your instrument. Hence, DO NOT leave your hearing aid in a car, on the window ledge on a sunny day.
  5. Humidity can damage your hearing aid, so never store it in the fridge.
  6. Try to avoid situations where your hearing aid could fall for any distance to a hard surface. Change batteries and clean your hearing aid on a table/ bed/ sofa to minimize the risk of dropping your aid.
  7. Never use alcohol, solvents or cleaning fluid on your hearing aid and remember, it needs absolutely no oil of any kind. Clean the outside of your hearing aid with a dry soft cloth. While you are using hearing aid, do not put oil/ ear drops in your ears and if you have to, then dry your ear canal thoroughly before wearing Hearing Aid.
  8. Remove your hearing aid before using hair spray. The ingredients in hair spray can make hearing aid volume controls stick and may clog the microphone opening.