6 Easy Maintenance Practices for Hearing Aids

If you’re looking to extend the life of your hearing aids, good maintenance is crucial. Here are six tips that you may not have considered:

1. Turn off hearing aids when you are not wearing them. They should be worn from the moment you wake up until the moment when you’re getting ready for bed, but if you take a shower or go into any body of water, switch them off after removing them. 
2. Replace batteries immediately after they die.
3. Keep replacement batteries and hearing aids away from children and pets. They may swallow them. 
4. Keep your hearing aids and unused batteries in a cool, dry environment. Heat and moisture can harm your devices.
5. Clean your hearing aids as instructed. Earwax, dirt, and debris can clog the microphones and receivers. Your hearing aid provider should have gone over cleaning instructions with you during one of your earliest appointments.  
6. Do not use hairspray or other hair care products when wearing hearing aids. It can cause them to malfunction. 

If you are having any problems with your hearing aids and need help, make an appointment with one of our hearing instrument specialists at Pure Sound Hearing.  

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