Getting used to wearing new hearing aids takes time. Turn your head and make this hand-rubbing noise next to each ear to make sure both hearing aids are functioning.ħ. If the hearing aid is working, you should hear the rubbing sound. To be sure the hearing aid is working rub your hands together. Some hearing aids play a melody when they start others simply turn on. Make sure your hearing aids are working when you put them on each morning. Most of these boxes turn the hearing aids off for you.Ħ. Note: Disregard this advice if you are using a hearing aid charging box. Open the battery compartment of the hearing aid to turn the instrument off. If you don’t, the battery will wear out quickly. You must turn your hearing aid off when you are not using it. Do not wear them in a bath, shower, or while swimming.ĥ. Keep your hearing aids away from all types of water. So, keep all batteries away from little children, and if you believe a child has swallowed a battery go immediately to the emergency room.Ĥ. The child often swallows the blood, so the family does not realize the child is bleeding heavily. A lodged battery causes an excess secretion of digestive acids, which can burn a hole in the esophagus and cause massive bleeding. The hospital will take an x-ray and determine appropriate treatment. So, I repeat, do not take the time to call the doctor take the child immediately to the emergency room. Many children die every year from eating batteries, and the swallowing of a battery is a true medical emergency. Take the child immediately to the emergency room. If a child eats a hearing aid battery (or a small battery from a toy), it’s not enough just to call the doctor. Small batteries, like hearing aid batteries are especially dangerous. Little children also put everything in their mouths and try to eat it. Damage done by a dog is not covered by hearing aid insurance and warrantees because it falls under the category of negligence.ģ.

If you’re using a telephone and you lay the hearing aid down on a low table, the dog is likely to hear the sound of the aid and put it in its mouth to see if it tastes as good as it smells. To avoid this, when you take your hearing aids off, put them high up and in a safe place. Patients often bring me hearing aids that their family pet has chewed on.

So don’t apply hairspray with your hearing aids on, and be sure to wait for the hairspray to dry before you put your hearing aids on.Ģ. Don’t let hairspray get into your the hearing aids. Now, let’s talk about these recommendations in a little more detail.ġ. Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Wearing Hearing Aids (8) Put your phone on top of your hearing aid.

In brief, they are: (1) Beware of hairspray. Here are ten rules you should be aware of if you wear hearing aids.

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