What should I do if there is water in the hearing aid? How to deal with the water in the hearing aid?
For hearing-impaired users, they need to wear hearing aids every day, but summer is a season of plenty of rain, especially during the rainy season, the climate is particularly humid, coupled with the hot summer temperature, people are prone to sweat, rain and sweat The combination will always let the hearing aid get water. So, what should I do if the hearing aid gets water? Please note that once the hearing aid gets water, never use a hair dryer to blow it!
Hearing aids, a small and sophisticated device made of multiple materials, are expensive. Once you use electrical appliances such as hair dryers and microwave ovens to heat and dehumidify, high temperatures will not only accelerate the aging and oxidation of internal parts, but different materials will expand and contract when heated at high temperatures. Different deformations will accelerate the occurrence of failures such as dry cracking and poor contact. What's more frightening is that the outer shell of the hearing aid may melt and deform before the internal water vapor evaporates.
1. Take the hearing aid out of the water as soon as possible.
2. Wipe dry the water stains on the surface. Dry the hearing aid gently with a towel. Shake it gently to get as much water out as possible. Leave the aid to dry out with the battery door completely open, preferably in a hearing aid dehumidifier. You may need to leave the hearing aid in the dehumidifier for a day or 2, depending on the amount of water exposure.
3. Open the battery compartment and remove the hearing aid battery.
4. According to the severity of the water ingress, or dehumidify the hearing aid in the drying box by yourself, or take it to a professional fitting center as soon as possible to be handled by a professional.
Hearing aids are precision instruments, and they are expensive. If you delay wearing them or have to replace them due to water ingress, you will lose more than you gain. So pay more attention on weekdays and take them off before getting wet to prevent problems.
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