You’ve taken your audiologist’s advice and gotten a hearing aid.
You’ve stored your batteries to ensure it’s working properly.
What else is there to do?
If you don’t want to risk costly and unneeded damage to your expensive hearing aid, buying cleaning products are a good next step. Cleaning hearing aids is simple and easy, and there are a battery of products sold to help you keep your aid working properly. Dirt and sweat can have a severely negative effect on the functionality of your hearing aid, so follow these steps to make sure your aid stays clean:
- When you remove your hearing aids at night, wipe them down with a soft cloth.
- Pay careful attention to the portion that goes into the ear canal; if there is wax built up, use a manufacturer-provided tool to remove it.
- Place hearing aids back in their special cases to avoid accidental breakage
- Avoid using the hearing aid in situations where you are likely to get wet; water can severely affect the ability of your hearing aid to work.
- Ask your audiologist or hearing aid vendor about any additional steps that should be taken for your particular style of aid.
Hearing aids are extremely valuable and important. Don’t undermine this letting dirt and grime sap their ability to function properly.
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