Maintaining your hearing aids through daily cleaning and regular service is important for a number of reasons. Proper care ensures top performance, ensures a long service life, and guarantees proper hygiene.
TIP: be careful not to drop your hearing aids on a hard surface. Always work over a soft surface such as a towel shown in the video above.
Cleaning Tips
- Avoid getting the microphone or receiver wet. While they are moisture resistant dunking them in water is to be avoided.
- Never use harsh chemical cleaners or wipes that may damage the plastic casing.
- Do use mild soaps and water for cleaning with a moist towel.
- Don't poke anything into the microphone or receiver ports as you can easily push wax or dirt into the opening.
Caution: only wipe the hearing aid body with a damp cloth and never submerge it in water.
How Often to Clean Your Hearing Aids
Daily Hearing Aid Cleaning
We recommend evening hearing aid cleaning, there may be a build up of wax and moisture in your hearing aid after a day of wear. Removing the wax before if has a chance to get into the hearing aid is best practice.
- To clean the microphone cover use a soft brush to gently remove wax or debris.
- Wipe the entire hearing aid with a soft cloth.
- Opening the battery compartment at night will extend the life of the battery and allow the compartment dry from any moisture accumulate during the day.
Weekly Hearing Aid Cleaning
We recommend that once a week you perform a more through cleaning of your hearing aid.
Tip: hold your hearing aid upside down when cleaning near the ports so that debris will fall out and not in.
- Use a wax pick to gently remove stubborn wax or debris deposits while being mindful not to push into the mic or receiver ports.
- If you hearing aid has a wax guard check it and replace as necessary.
- To remove stubborn wax build up in the hearing aid tip, you can gently massage the end between your thumb and finger and wipe away any debris. These tips will need to be changed periodically and your hearing aid professional will be happy to assist with that.
- Changing the battery is a great time to brush the battery compartment clean.
Caution: Be careful not to damage the ends of the tubing as a good seal is required for your hearing aids to work properly.
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Questions?
Do you have questions about cleaning & maintaining your hearing aids? Stop in or call us at (204) 788-1083 or contact us online.
