Galco Hearing | Care And Maintain

Proper care and maintenance is

essential to the life and function

of your hearing instruments. A

hearing aid is a big investment

and is it imperative that you take

the necessary steps to keeping it

functioning properly. Your

specialist may have given you

information on when to bring the

instruments in for a professional

cleaning but there are a few

things that you can do at home to

keep your hearing aid working its

best all the time. Your one source

for hearing aid supplies.

Batteries

It is important to use fresh batteries in your hearing aids. Batteries should be stored properly - kept out of

reach of children and pets as well as not stored with medication. When a battery is dead it should be disposed

of properly too. At night the battery door should be opened on the hearing aid. This ensures that the hearing

aid is turned off and not draining the battery. If you use a dry aid kit, remove the battery from the aid as the dry

aid kit will drain the battery.

Cleaning

Your Hearing Aids The microphone and receiver of your hearing aids are susceptible to debris and should be

inspected on a regular basis. Your specialist can provide you with tools to clean you hearing instruments at

home. Generally these include a small brush and a wax loop. A clean, dry toothbrush can also be used for

daily cleaning. Gently brush over the microphone and receiver to remove any wax or debris. If there appears to

be any debris in the receiver tubing the wax loop can be used very gingerly to scoop out the wax. Because the

receiver sits down inside this tube you must be very careful not to insert the wax loop too far which would

damage the receiver. Your hearing instrument should never be immersed in water. However you can wipe the

shell with a soft, dry tissue such as a soft paper tissue or rag to remove any debris.

Earmolds

Earmolds can be detached from a BTE hearing instrument and cleaned in a mild soap solution. The wax-loop

can be used to remove any wax that may enter the tubing from the ear canal. The earmold and tubing should

be completely dry before reattaching it to the hearing aid as moisture will damage a hearing instrument. If

there is wax in the tubing of the earmold that cannot be removed with the wax loop or washed out, the earmold

should be taken to your specialist to have the tubing changed. Earmold tubing should be changed on a regular

basis. If the tubing becomes brittle, hard, of starts to change color, this may be a sign that it is time to have

the earmold checked by your specialist for a tubing change.