Hearing aid maintenance, are you doing the right thing?
Hearing aids are precision and sensitive electronic devices that keep it clean and dry, which is important for increasing service life.
In order to ensure the effect of the hearing aid, we need our usual careful maintenance. Normally, the normal life of a hearing aid is generally 5-8 years, and if it is properly maintained, it will last longer.
Let the hearing aid serve you better and healthier. Pay attention to the following points in daily use:
01、Moisture proof
1. Do not use hearing aids in showers, swimming, rain or humidity (such as saunas, steam baths).
2. If you need to remove the hearing aid before washing your hair, shower or swimming, please don't wear it immediately after the end, and then use the hearing aid after the water in the ear canal is exhausted.
3. If the hearing aid is in a humid environment or is often in contact with sweat, open the hearing aid battery compartment door when it is not worn at night, and put it in a desiccant dry box with the earplug.
Note: The dry color of the desiccant in the drying box is valid. If the color becomes translucent or transparent, it will be invalid. Please replace it with a new desiccant or replace it with a new one.
4. If the hearing aid is wet, the hearing aid should be placed in a dry box to absorb moisture or air dry. Do not use fire and high temperature baking.
02、Anti-high temperature
1. Do not place the hearing aid under the scorching sun, close to a stove or other heat source. The hearing aid should be removed in time to avoid direct exposure of the hearing aid to daylight.
2. Carefully protect the hearing aid. After the hearing aid is removed, put it in a safe place. Do not drop the hearing aid on the ground or other hard surface.
03、Dustproof
1. How to use: Wipe the grease or moisture on the hearing aid casing with a soft dry cloth or tissue.
2. For custom machine, check if the baffle is blocked by earwax or impurities. If this is the case, please use the equipped small brush to clean or replace the new baffle immediately.
3. For ear-back hearing aids, if the sound tube is found to be blocked by earwax or impurities, clean it immediately.
04、Anti-drug and electromagnetic
1. Avoid contact with chemicals or strong detergents.
2. Do not place the hearing aid near equipment with strong electromagnetic fields or strong magnetic fields.
3. Please do not wear hearing aids into the X-ray room, CT scanning room, nuclear magnetic resonance room and other strong electromagnetic field environment.
First Aid Tips:
Everyone often encounters accidents in their daily routines, such as sweating a lot while traveling, but without a drying box.
Small tricks for first aid: Use a soft dry cloth or cotton paper to wipe the moisture on the surface of the hearing aid, take a jar of raw rice, put the hearing aid that opens the battery compartment door on the surface of the rice, and then close the lid of the jar for one night.
This is only a temporary emergency, after which it is recommended to ask the fitter to check or professional dryness.
Hearing aids are sophisticated and sensitive electronic devices that are expensive and maintain their useful life. It is very important to ensure the use of our hearing aids.
In addition, in addition to daily maintenance, you also need to go to a professional organization or a specialty store where you buy a hearing aid for regular maintenance.
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