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Subject : Just 'A Wondering posted by kip on Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:36 pm |
| How clean are your hearing aids? Really, clean? Might save youself a trip to your fitter, to just be able to have a look-see, first; especially if you are not hearing as you think you should. A little brush and a little tool with a little wire on the end are usually supplied with your hearing aid kit. But, then you realize that you need something, more, right? For those tools are not giving you the "look-see" that you need, to start out with. So, here are two "helpers" that I found, IMHO, are just the best of the very best tools "to see" and tools" to clean with. For you see, before I was able to take control of a lot of things concerning my hearing aid journey -- the fitters didn't explain anything to me, about the taking care of my CICs, but to just brush a little here and there and come back appointments for him to do the job, if "my job" didn't do it, for me. My two "helpers" that I like, so much; and, do the job, for me, so well - are an Otoscope and a jodi-vac. Both of these items you can check out on the Internet and can order following the companys' information. I use the Otoscope to look into the air vents, the microphone places. the receiver port, and the insides by way of the battery door opening on my CICs. The jodi-vac is a very small vacuum cleaner tool, made especially for hearing aids. Comes with instructions and/ a 1-800 toll free number for forther assistance, if needed. Both of these items, I found, very resonable in price, easy to use, and very useful tools to be used in my own home, whether you are a "do it yoursel" or still depend for the fitters to check and clean for you. Also, a jar of drying beads to help remove any built up moisture is a nice substance to use from bed time to morning time to put hearing aids "to bed" in at night time. Then, I check my hearing aids for any build up of dust, etc. about once a week; but, more often, if needed. When I first started on the checking and cleaning my own hearing aids - being free to do the cleaning when I wanted -- I was very surprised how often they did need cleaning; and, was surprised how this job helped my hearing aids work better for me, in the hearing department, almost immediately. These tools have good uses, no matter the style of hearing aid you wearl for the mic is always a place that needs care and cleaning, often. This self-cleaning might not be for everyone; but, it sure works for me. Not promoting either of these products -- just passing on information about tools I have found very helpful, personally. kip |
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