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Cleaning a hearing instrument is a service generally provided by a hearing healthcare professional every time you visit after the initial fitting and consultation, but it’s also good practice to follow home. It’s important to keep your hearing aid in the best condition possible, which means following a few simple, but essential steps when cleaning the device. Most professionals advise hearing aid patients to clean off and check devices daily to increase the longevity of the technology. In addition to keeping the hearing device in good condition, routinely checking the hearing aid enables the wearer to ensure there are no visible damages or issues. Because a hearing aid is an incredibly tiny piece of technology, it’s important to understand what methods and tools are needed to help keep it clean.
While sometimes more thorough forms of maintenance are needed, follow these quick tips to maintain your hearing devices:
When cleaning an ITE model, you’ll want to follow the following steps:
To clean a BTE hearing aid, it’s important to follow the steps below:
In addition to the above steps and methods, it is good practice at nighttime to follow these steps:
Once you’ve replaced the batteries in the compartment, you can leave the the battery door open while storing overnight. Any moisture from the day will be able to dry overnight. It may be worthwhile investing in a hearing aid dehumidifier. While this isn’t a requirement, dehumidifiers are generally low-cost and can effectively dry internal components of a hearing device overnight while you sleep. Moisture naturally builds from daily hearing aid use and is one of the primary reasons for repair. Dehumidifiers can sometimes help prolong the life of hearing aids.
Hearing aids should be professionally cleaned once or twice a year, or more often if you produce a lot of earwax. Hearing care practitioners have specialized vacuums they use to clean hearing aids, as well as training and experience for cleaning vents, microphone screens and receivers without causing damage to your hearing aids. If you are having trouble getting your hearing aids cleaned at home, don’t hesitate to call your provider and ask for an appointment to have it cleaned and checked. Many practitioners offer hearing aid cleaning as a walk-in service. Reprinted with permission from www.healthyhearing.com. Please visit our site for the original article: https://www.healthyhearing.com/help/hearing-aids/cleaning
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