How to maintain hearing aids by yourself

The normal life of hearing aids is generally 5 to 8 years. If properly maintained, there will be no “chain dropping at critical moment”. Hearing aid as a precise electronic equipment, the price is not cheap, to maintain its performance and service life for hearing impaired friends is very important.

“For example,” some people wear an in ear hearing aid, but they don’t clean and maintain it for a long time, and they don’t pay attention to ear hygiene, so they need to replace parts frequently, so the service life will be reduced, and one year’s damage is very likely.

Today, Xiaobian introduces some appliances that can be used to maintain hearing aids at home.

Binaural earpiece (damping): it is mainly used to monitor the sound and use of the hearing aid. It has damping inside, which can effectively protect the hearing of the auditee.

Usage: put the earpiece head over the sound outlet of the hearing aid and monitor the sound of the hearing aid. When monitoring, you can use the following methods: how does the high-frequency and low-frequency sound of the hearing aid sound with Lin’s six tones? Take the hearing aid far and near and talk together, and monitor whether there is sound? Whether there is too much noise? Whether there is abnormal distorted sound? Whether the sound suddenly increases or changes Small? How about the sound quality? Does it sound dull?

Electronic disinfection dryer: it is efficient and comprehensive to remove the moisture inside the hearing aid equipment, and has three functions of electronic drying, UV sterilization and battery measuring appliance.

Usage: in the dry area of North China, it can be dried once a month; in the rainy and humid area of South China, it can be dried once a half month, or the use interval can be adjusted according to the weather and wearing conditions.

Note: before the hearing aid equipment is dry, the surface stains and water stains must be wiped clean.

The battery must be removed before the hearing aid is dry.

The drying time shall not exceed 12 hours at a time.

Children’s ear back machine lanyard: used for fixing the ear back hearing aid to prevent loss.

Usage: when using, put the silicone ring on the body of the hearing aid, and clamp it on the collar.

Magnet steel needle brush: used to clean the gap of hearing aid shell or dirt in ear mold.

Usage: one end is equipped with a magnet, which is convenient to take out the battery, and the other end is equipped with a steel needle ring, which can be used to remove foreign matters in the horn.

Air hole vent rod: used for cleaning and unblocking air holes of ear mold and customized machine.

Liquid crystal tester: used to measure battery power.

Usage: put the positive pole of the special battery of the hearing aid upward into the measuring appliance, and the remaining electricity can be displayed on the LCD screen when the battery touches the metal on the upper end of the measuring appliance.

Drying box + drying cake: used together to prevent moisture and dry the hearing aid.

Usage: first put the dry cake with the label film removed into the drying box, then put it into the sponge pad, finally put the hearing aid with the battery removed on the sponge pad, and the box cover shall be sealed for more than 6 hours for drying.

The best state of the dry cake is golden yellow. When the dry cake changes from golden yellow to white, it means that it has absorbed enough water vapor. At this time, the dry cake needs to be replaced.

Clean blowing balloon: used to blow out the moisture or dirt in the ear mold tube.

Usage: use it to remove the earwax and attachments in the ear mold and the catheter of the hearing aid. At the same time, it is used to remove the water adhered to the ear mold and the acoustic tube after cleaning, so as to keep it unobstructed and dry, so as to ensure the best acoustic effect of the hearing aid.

Antistatic dry cleaning cloth: soft texture, decontamination, strong water absorption, used to clean the dirt on hearing aids and ear molds.

Usage: wipe the attachment on the hearing aid and ear mold with it.

Battery box: used for the storage of 2 batteries, to solve the urgent problem when going out.

Alcohol disinfection tablet: used to clean the shell of hearing aid, remove dirt and kill bacteria.

Note that in addition to the daily use of their own tools maintenance, also need to regularly do in-depth maintenance to professional institutions. In terms of time, it is recommended to go to the Hearing Center at least twice a year for audiology assessment and hearing aid maintenance.

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