Caring for your hearing aid
With proper care, your hearing aid will give you
years of reliable service. Here are some things you
can do to prolong the life of your hearing aid:
• Treat your hearing aid as the valuable object it
is: with care. Keep it in its case in a cool, dry
location where it cannot be reached by children
or pets.
• Switch your hearing aid off when it is not in
use. Should you not use it for a day or more,
take out the battery to avoid battery leakage.
• Never expose it to extreme temperatures or
high humidity. Use care to dry the hearing aid
and earmold thoroughly after heavy perspira-
tion (e.g. such as that which may occur with
intense activity level in certain sports).
• Do not wear your hearing aid in the shower or
swimming, or when using a hair dryer, hair
spray, or other sprays. Use care when applying
topical lotions such as suntanning oils or sun-
screens.
• Never try to open or repair the hearing aid
yourself.
• Do not wear your hearing aid during x-ray,
MR scans, CT scans, short-wave diathermy, or
similar radiation treatments. Some types of
radiation can damage your hearing aid. Other
types of radiation from, for example, room
surveillance equipment, burglar alarms, and
cellular telephones, are weaker and will not
damage your hearing aid; however, you may
hear interference noise
• Widex hearing aids are not certified for use in
mines or other areas with explosive gases.
To Next Page
Loading...
