If you have noticed that your hearing has changed, you need to make sure that you contact a hearing health professional. They will check your hearing to see if you are experiencing hearing loss and recommend the right treatment option. Usually, this will involve some form of hearing aids. Hearing aids are small pieces of tech that will ensure you can hear clearly at the level you could before your hearing changed. However, you do need to make sure that you are maintaining the devices the right way. Here are a few things to think about. 

How should you clean your hearing aids? 

First, you need to make sure that you are cleaning your hearing aids the right way. You need to clean your hearing aids to remove any dirt or ear wax that builds up over time. You might be surprised how much ear wax ends up around your device. To clean your hearing aids, you should not submerge them in water. Hearing aids are not designed to be water-resistant, and dipping them in water will damage them or cause them to stop working completely. Instead, you should clean your hearing aids with a damp cloth. You should clean each part of the hearing aid individually. 

If there is wax in the tubing, make sure to replace these about once a month or clean them separately. Once you have cleaned your hearing aids, you need to ensure that you are drying them the right way. You can get a drying pouch for your hearing aids. This little accessory will often be the best way to clean the devices after you have given them a clean and removed any dirt.

You also need to ensure that your ears are dry before you put your hearing aids back on. That way, you can stop any trapped water or moisture inside your ears from damaging the devices. 

How often should you clean your hearing aids?

Ideally, you should aim to clean your hearing aids about once every day. This just means giving them a quick wipe with a soft cloth. If you do this, then you’ll be able to remove the majority of the dirt around the devices. 

People often think that they can clean each time they change the batteries in their hearing aids. However, the problem with this is that you’ll probably need to clean your hearing aids far more than you change the batteries. Most batteries will last a couple of weeks before they need to be replaced. Remember, you need to be careful to replace the batteries the right way. If you are too rough then you could damage the device. 

We hope this helps you understand everything that you need to know to ensure that your hearing aids are effectively maintained. Maintaining your hearing aids the right way will ensure that they do not become damaged or stop working overtime. With the right maintenance, your hearing aids will stand the test of time and last until your hearing changes enough for you to need a new pair.