Recently, most areas have seen significant cooling.
As a relatively sophisticated electronic product, when the cold winter comes, the particularity of the weather and environment may cause some minor problems in the machine. We need to pay more attention to daily maintenance!
I have summarized the four key points of winter maintenance, so hurry up and collect and learn!
In winter, the environment is drier, which is more likely to cause static electricity to accumulate.
These static charges can cause hearing aids to short-circuit, become silent, or even destroy internal components, causing failures such as hearing aids automatically shutting down.
Although some hearing aids currently have electrostatic protection devices, they may still turn off automatically if static electricity gathers to a certain extent. Therefore, it is still necessary to actively prevent static electricity. You can try the following methods:
1) Apply hand cream after washing your hands to prevent static electricity due to dryness.
2) Before putting on your hearing aids or clothing, touch the table with your hands or place your palms on the wall to try to eliminate some of the static electricity.
3) Moisten your comb before combing your hair. At the same time, remember to take off the behind-the-ear hearing aids first to avoid being touched and dropped by the comb.
4) Use a humidifier indoors or put a basin of water on the floor to increase humidity.
A common occurrence in winter is the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, in which case hearing aids are prone to condensation.
Condensation can cause the hearing aid to produce noise or be soft, muffled, distorted, intermittent, or even completely silentIn severe cases, the receiver parts may also be damaged.
Therefore, when we find condensation attached to the sound guide tubes, earmolds or earbuds of our hearing aids, it is usually recommended to unplug these accessories as soon as possible, shake out the water droplets vigorously, and then twist them into thin wires with a clean paper towel to absorb the remaining water, or blow dry them with a balloon.
In winter, due to the dry air, the dust will increase, and some friends will also experience peeling and dandruff, and the hearing aid is easy to be clogged by dirt and dandruff.
We can use a special small brush to clean the blockages in the sound inlet, sound outlet, ventilation hole, battery compartment and other locations of the hearing aid, and if necessary, it is recommended to replace the new cerumen baffle to ensure that the hearing aid sound is normal.
It is important to note that the brushes we use to clean our hearing aids should be kept dry and free of water or alcohol. It is also not recommended to clean with sharp objects such as toothpicks, paper clips, etc., so as not to damage the machine.
The low temperature in winter and the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor may have a certain impact on the hearing aid shell, which is easy to make the shell more "brittle", and the bearing force is insufficient when it is impacted by external forces, and it is more likely to crack.
Therefore, it is important to handle hearing aids with care during the process of removing and wearing them.
It is advisable to sit on a soft sofa or bed to remove your hearing aids, or to stand on a soft carpet to minimize the chance of damage in case the machine is dropped.
In the cold winter, improper maintenance of hearing aids is prone to various minor problems, so it is recommended that you visit the hearing center regularly for machine maintenance.
The equipment in the hearing center is relatively more professional and can be deeply cleaned and maintained, which is conducive to prolonging the life of the machine. In addition, the audiologist can also carry out the necessary machine adjustments in combination with your current hearing situation.