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How to care for your Hearing Aids

Avoid dropping the hearing aid.
Never expose the hearing aid to high temperatures.
KEEP THE HEARING AID DRY!
Store in a safe dry place or use dry-aid kits. Avoid contact with water. Wash ear mould ONLY. Do not use solvents to clean your hearing aid.
Store batteries in a safe dry place out of the reach of children. BATTERIES CAN BE TOXIC IF SWALLOWED.
Ear mould cleaning should be done regularly, every 3 days or more if needed. Detach mould from hearing aid and wash in warm soapy water (preferably with an anti-bacterial soap). Dry mould thoroughly and use ear mould blower to remove moisture or foreign bodies from tubing. Clean moulds preferably at night to allow them to dry overnight.
Check that mould and ear hook is properly aligned with no twists in tubing.
Check battery with battery tester. If in doubt, try a new battery in the aid.
Check that volume is set to the recommended level.
Check for holes in tubing. Turn aid on with volume on maximum. Hearing aid should whistle (if not, check the battery). Block the sound bore with finger and the hearing aid should stop whistling. If not, the sound is leaking. Check tubing and ear-hook for cracks or holes.
LISTENING CHECKS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. Before fitting aids to your child, routinely check batteries and do listening checks with stethoclips or personal ear mould using Ling 6 sound test. ("mmmm," "oooo," "ahh," "eeeee," "shhh," "sssss").