FAQ: How to Clean Your Hearing Aids At Home
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2020
- -Daily: wipe tip with alcohol wipes or a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol
-Monthly OR if you can't hear well: Change the filter in the tip of your hearing aid
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Wow. I was told to never use alcohol on the domes. Audiowipes have no alcohol and make a big deal about it. So, alcohol won't damage the silicone domes?
Hi! Great question. Yes, alcohol could break down domes over an extended time, but the reality is that these get changed out really regularly and in 10 years I've never seen a dome that looked damaged from alcohol. We check the domes when we clean the hearing aids every 4-6 months and pop on a new one if they are too dirty to clean easily. They cost a few cents :) I hope that helps!
Wow! That's what I thought too? I don't know who to believe these days.
Madison is beautiful
Soak those silicone tips in some hydrogen peroxide to clean them, then blow them dry with canned air
That would be some special treatment!
My wife creates an excessive amount of ear wax, and has profound hearing loss The hearing aid is an Oticon. I can't find an air vent, and there's no rubber dome to remove. Replacing the wax trap was the first thing I tried. The ear molds are not removable, you need a special tool, the receiver looks like it is inside the mold itself. I tried to fix it myself, she ended up needing a new ear mold. It is an Oticon The audiologist she went to retired, and closed his office. We went to several audiologists, non of them will even attempt to clean or repair them. We can't afford the ~$4,000 to replace them, they're rechargeable. What's going on? HELP! Evidently, no audiologist knows anything about this type of hearing aid, I find that incredible.
Hey, James! I agree with you. That sounds too incredible. Oticon is one of the 6 largest brands and the majority of Audiologists will be quite familiar with current and past products. Earmolds and wax filters haven’t evolved much over the last 10 years either, so parts and repairs for those shouldn’t be a big issue.
I would keep calling around or reach out to Oticon directly to find someone local to you who can service the devices.
@@Levinehearing OK thanks.
Are you familiar with type of device, if so, could you do a video on them?
Do you have any of the original literature that came with the devices to find the model information? Or can you read the serial numbers on the aids?
@@Levinehearing IDK I'll look.