Top Ways to Prevent Common Hearing Device Repairs

When you have a hearing aid you want to ensure it’s kept in the best condition possible to improve and maintain the device performance. Repairs can mean you have to be without your hearing aid and can be a hindrance to your everyday life. It’s important to keep in mind that hearing aids are comprised of delicate technology that is tailored specifically for you, so you want to take care of theme and ensure they don’t break. To help you along the way, we’ve put together some top ways to prevent common repairs and ensure your hearing aid functions optimally.

How to Avoid: Water Damage Repair

Water damage is one of the most common causes for your hearing device needing to get fixed and you could find your device is damaged without you even realizing. There are many ways you could get moisture into your device. It could be that you forgot to take them off when swimming, or when having a shower. It might also be that you take them off when in the shower, but leave them on the side where condensation can get in. To avoid the above happening, always store it in a dry, protected place when going near water. This ensures no moisture can get in.

How to Avoid: Broken Tubing

Tubing is essential to your hearing device working properly and if the tubing doesn’t work, it can mean sounds come out muffled or quieter than they should. One of the most common causes for tubing breaking is that it has become blocked. Earwax can be one of the worst culprits for blocking your hearing aid tubing, so it’s important you don’t let this culminate. Always properly clean your hearing aid, ensuring dirt and debris such as earwax doesn’t have a chance to build up too much over time.

How to Avoid: A Broken Microphone

A broken microphone stops your hearing aid from picking up sound and being able to relay it back to you. There are many reasons this might happen. It could be from dirt and debris build-up, but it also could be from you dropping your hearing aid or accidentally sitting or treading on it. This is an easy mistake to make but it’s easier to avoid it from happening at all. To do this, always have a safe place where you put your hearing aid when it’s not in use.

These are some of the most common hearing device repairs that can easily be prevented. By taking good and proper care of your hearing aid you can save money from not needing it fixed and don’t need to worry about having to live without one while it’s fixed. To find out more about hearing aid maintenance, to have any questions answered and talk to an audiologist about getting a hearing aid, get in touch with us today.

Do you need a professional touch to repair your hearing aids? Give Siouxland Hearing Healthcare a call today to setup an appointment at (712) 266-3662.