Hearing aids are made up of many small parts, and these parts must all function – collectively – if your hearing aid is going to work as intended. Since you wear hearing aids on your person, they are subject to the ravages of the elements, like ice, snow, rain, and sunlight. They’re also subject to exposure to oils from your body, along with sweat.
Remember also that hearing aids are tiny electronic devices that contain a battery and a circuit. Moisture is not good for tiny electronic devices – it’s not good for any electronic devices. For this reason, hearing aids contain parts like wax guards to help protect them; it’s also a good practice to keep your hearing aids in a dehumidifier when you aren’t using them, but this only paints a spotty picture of hearing aid maintenance.
Do you know what else you need to do in order to provide proper care for your hearing aids? You should replace the hearing aid tubing on a regular schedule, whether you think the hearing aids need it or not, and here’s why.
Hearing aid tubing – though it is available in more than one style – is responsible for helping to transmit the sound picked up by the device. The tubing actually delivers the sound into your ear; some types of hearing aids also use the tubing for support for a comfortable fit over the ear.
Over time, the tubing can become obstructed with dirt, dust, debris, wax, moisture, or dead skin, among other unpleasant things. The problem with this is self-explanatory; when this occurs, it will adversely impact the quality of the sound emitted by the device.
There’s another problem that can occur even if the tubing itself doesn’t get obstructed. Over time, even tubing that appears to be in relatively good condition can become hard, brittle, and lose its flexibility. When this happens, it will not only negatively impact the performance of the hearing aid but it will make them more uncomfortable to wear as well.
That’s why you need to get on a routine schedule for replacing your tubing whether you believe it needs to be changed or not. Sources will vary, but generally, it’s a good idea to replace the tubing every four to six months, no matter what. Of course, you can ask your doctor for more specifics about the hearing aid or the tubing it uses; you may be able to get away with replacing it less frequently.
In addition to getting into the habit of making routine changes, you should be diligent about replacing the tubing anytime it gets obstructed or clogged or otherwise experiences a diminishment in performance. It’s easy enough to do and the tubing can be easily and affordably sourced.
This brings us to our point of closure. Whenever you’re looking for specialty hearing aid parts, be they hearing aid batteries, wax guards or traps, domes or even hearing aid tubing, it pays to know where to get them. It almost literally pays to know where to get them.
Buy them from the right supplier – preferable all in one place – and you’ll save money not only on the parts themselves but also on shipping costs, not to mention the pleasure of the convenience of shopping in one place instead of all over the map.
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