Follow our tips and tricks to keep your hearing aids working well and ensure they last as long as possible.
Quality hearing aids have a typical lifespan of between three and seven years. Routine care will maximize your hearing aids’ lifetime and help ensure you won’t have to replace them very often.
The small components inside your hearing aids are tough, but all electronics are vulnerable to impacts.
As they sit against skin, hearing aids gather moisture inside their plastic shells.
Dirt builds up in and on hearing aids, which can block sound, hold moisture, and prevent them from functioning properly.
Bernafon hearing aids can survive your getting caught out in the rain or working up a sweat.
However, longer-term exposure can still be damaging, so it’s important to minimize your hearing aids’ contact with water and ensure they are regularly dried.
Salt water can leave salt crystals inside hearing aids, sand can block microphone ports, and sunscreen can contain chemicals that damage your hearing aids’ plastic casing.
Some products that we put on our skin and hair can have detrimental effects on hearing aids. These can include aftershave lotion, hairspray, oils, perfume, sunscreen, insect repellent, and eardrops.
Very hot temperatures and direct sunlight can damage your hearing aids and even melt their plastic casing.
Cold weather can be tough on hearing aid batteries. They struggle to work properly in the low temperatures, which also shorten their life expectancy. Cold temperatures can also bring condensation challenges.