How to Maintain Your Hearing Aids in the Summertime

Have you recently started using hearing aids? If so, then it’s important to keep them in the right condition. Hearing aids are often designed to be robust. However, there are still steps that you can take to ensure that they continue to function the right way.

Avoid Getting Them Wet

The vast majority of hearing aids are not waterproof. As such, you do need to make sure that you are able to keep them dry as much as possible. While sweat is unlikely to impact your hearing aids, water from a shower or a pool will. As such, you should always remove them before you decide to take a dip. If you do get your hearing aids wet, make sure that you dry them as quickly as possible. If they stop working, then you will need to speak to your audiologist.

Keep Them Out of the Sun

The summer will often always mean hot weather. While you can use your hearing aids outside, you should aim to keep them out of the sun when they are not being worn. This means that you should not leave them lying around outside or on the ground. There’s a chance that they could get damaged by someone stepping on them if you left them on the ground. Alternatively, you may find that the heat from the sun impacts the battery.

This can stop your hearing aids from working correctly and may stop them from charging completely. You should also make sure that you are storing them in a cool, dry place. This also means that you should not leave them in your car when they are not in use.

Careful with Sunscreen and Other Sprays

Next, you should make sure that you are being careful with how you use items such as sunscreen or insect repellant. These products can help protect your skin and you from bites. However, the spray can also block areas of the hearing aid such as the microphone as well as the receivers. When using sunscreen and other sprays make sure that you take your hearing aids out, and wash your hands before putting them back in. This will avoid the sprays impacting the device.

Take Your Hearing Aids Out for Extreme Activities

The summer is the perfect time to head to a theme park and enjoy some rides or exercise outdoors. While your hearing aid should stay inside your ear during activities like this, there’s no guarantee. If they fall out then there’s a possibility that they will get damaged. As such, it might be best to remove them before you decide to explore an activity like this. That way, you can avoid them falling out onto a hard surface. Store them in your case, to prevent any damage to your hearing aid.

We hope this helps you understand some of the steps that you should take to maintain your hearing aids through the summer. In doing so, you can guarantee that your hearing aids don’t fail you at an inopportune moment. Remember, if you do have any issues with your hearing aids including how they function, an audiologist will always be able to help.