Important Ways to Take Care of Your Hearing Aid

Jan. 25, 2012 - PRLog -- If you require a hearing aid, it is imperative that you treat it with care, so that you can enjoy the benefits of using it for as long as possible. A hearing aid can offer massive improvements to quality of life, should you suffer from any degree of hearing difficulty; and these seemingly simple machines are in fact highly advanced and should be handled with relative care.

Below we have outlined a range of tips to help you to look after your hearing aid.

•   A hearing aid should be cleaned as often as every day.
•   A hearing aid should also be handled with care.
•   When cleaning a hearing aid or exchanging batteries, do so over a cloth to prevent accidental loss or damage of battery and parts.
•   Always remove hearing aids before showering, bathing or swimming.
•   Protect the hearing aid from body and face creams, perfumes and hairspray.
•   It is also advisable to protect your hearing aid from exposure to excessive heat or cold.
•   Take care when placing your hearing aid on hard surfaces.
•   Never use sharp instruments to remove wax from the hearing aid.
•   Always switch off your hearing aid when it is not in use, no matter for how short a time.
•   When the hearing aid is not in use, makes sure to open the battery compartment door to ensure that the battery is not in use when not required.
•   Always store your hearing aid in the protective box provided.
•   Also be sure to store in a cool, dry place; away from direct sunlight.
•   Keep hearing aids out of the reach of small children and animals.
•   When the hearing aid is not in use for an extended period of time, batteries should be removed completely.


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