Caring for your hearing instrument

The most important thing to keep in mind is that your hearing instrument should not get wet. Because just like any other electrical appliance, a hearing instrument can become damaged by moisture.

Since hearing instruments are worn on your body, moisture cannot be completely avoided. To perspire or to cry is only human. Nature is also unpredictable; you never know when you will be caught in a downpour.

To prevent damage to your hearing instrument, special cleaning and drying systems have been developed like the drying container, drying capsules, drying cushion and cleansing wipes.

It is recommended that you keep your hearing instrument in its drying container before retiring to bed. You should open the battery door on your instruments before placing in the drying container so that moisture will be able to escape more easily. This is true for both BTE and custom instruments.

If your instrument is not clean on the outside, you can clean it with a cleansing wipe.

Special cleaning systems are also available for your earmold. Since there are no mechanical parts to your earmold, you can care for it separately from the rest of your hearing instrument.

The densing container and capsules are used to maintain your earmold at its best.

After filling your cleansing container with water and a cleansing capsule, you place your earmold for about 15-20 minutes in the liquid. You can leave it in the liquid overnight if it is really dirty.

Afterwards, you remove the earmold, rinse it thoroughly with water and dry it with a clean towel to remove moisture. Finally, use the air blower to blow through the drillings. The remaining cleansing liquid must be completely removed from the tube and the drillings.

You can now attach the clean earmold to your hearing instrument.

Repeat the same process every week or as needed. Additionally, your Hearing Care Professional will clean your earmold from time to time with an ultrasound bath.