How to Clean an Oticon miniRITE (RIC) hearing aid

Why aren't my hearing aids working? Is the green light flashing? Most likely they just need to be cleaned. And that may mean changing the wax filter. What's that; this video will show you.
Cleaning a miniRITE - which means mini Receiver In The Ear (other companies call these a RICs) - hearing aid is nearly the same for all manufacturers. So most of what this video show will apply to any brand - Signia AX, Phonak, Resound, Starkey, Unitron,
This video shows how to specificall clean an Oticon, it's the same for a More, OPN S, or OPN / Open.

[@clayteunis1501]

Thanks - exactly what I needed to know (I was scared working with these $+ little instruments)

[@barbaraperry2796]

Thank you!!

[@jamietopolski4019]

What I can't figure out is how do I fit the hearing aids in the case with the retention wires installed? My previous Oticon case was a "basic" rectangular box with a spring hinge lid. I would just drop my hearing aids in it and close the lid. The new case has specific sections designed to hold a brush/cleaning tool, 2 batteries, and the main section in the case has a raised divider to separate the left and right hearing aid. My challenge is that the retention wire makes each hearing aid too large to fit on its side of the case and the "cushion" on the lid ends up pressing the wire against the divider and bending it overnight. Any suggestions?

[@soundscapehearing]

Unfortunately, it's not a great design, and it can be tricky to get the retention wires in the case. One thing that could help is if you do have the size 85 receivers, is to make sure the retention wire is coming straight down and back, not forward and back - which I show in this video around 3:40. The biggest issue I have is that when I do get the hearing aids in the way they need to be the retention wire is so long it pokes out of the case and I need to make sure it's all the way in before closing it. You could also ask you provider for one of the rectangular cases, they still make them for the Sonic brand, which is a sister brand to Oticon.

[@sureshkmr715]

How to purchase sapare part reciever of its which is shown you in this video

[@soundscapehearing]

The only place you would be able to get a new receiver (speaker) would be from a provider. The other parts would also come from a provider, but can be purchased on Amazon

[@lynnchristiansen8728]

Are theOpticon filters compatible with the Philips brand hearing aid? I have to drive quite far to find Costco.

[@soundscapehearing]

I don't know - I'm not familiar with Phillips brand; most likely not, because Oticon are different from most of the other brands I do work with. Costco does not sell Oticon. You can get the filters for Oticon off of Amazon. Either way, if the filter fits and stays in place, you can use it.

[@soundscapehearing]

after learning about the Phillips, I would say the filters should be compatible.

[@etanaf]

The receivers look the same size? How do I know my size receiver? So the curl is sticking outside of my ear

[@soundscapehearing]

These receivers have a green mark that reads 60, or orange that reads 85. The 85 is square which is why the retention wire can go either way. The 60 is taller than it is wide, so can only have the wire coming out the front, or out the back which would be the wrong direction.

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