For example, we build our custom hearing aids so comfortable, that a nice lady in the Las Vegas area went scuba diving and forgot she was wearing her hearing aids!! She said she went down about 10 feet and she heard “POP, POP!” At that point there was nothing she could do. When she got back, she came in to our office. We left the hearing aids in a hearing aid dryer for a couple of days and all we ended up having to change is the speakers and microphones and she was as good as new!
I thought this article was a good step by step if your hearing aids get wet (before you bring them in to us!).
“If your hearing aid gets wet DON’T PANIC! Electronics and water are two things that generally don’t go well together but all is not lost if your aid does get a soaking. I’ve had several that have been waterlogged and have managed to get them working fully again.
Things to do if your hearing aid gets wet:
- Remove the aid from the water as quickly as possible - the less water that’s in it in the first place, the better chance it has to work again.
- Turn it off straight away and remove the battery. Throw the battery in the bin.
- Don’t be tempted to wait and see if it comes straight back on - turn it off as soon as possible.
- Close the battery door, remove the tube (if you have one) and dry gently with a towel, and shake it gently to try and get as much water out as possible.
- Use a hairdryer or a fan to blow-dry it. It’s very important not to let the aid get too hot so don’t use a hair-dryer on a high-heat - use a low-heat and keep the dryer some distance away from the aid. Excessive heat is much worse for electronics than a brief dunk in water. Blow-drying will speed up the dry-out time but you can skip this step if you are worried about the heat or don’t have a fan.
- Leave the aid to dry out. The amount of time to leave it will depend on how wet it was. I’ve had to leave an aid for two days before it completely dried out. Leave it sitting with the battery door open so that as much air as possible can get it. Better still, place it in a dehumidifier pot - this will speed up the dry-out considerably.
- Once you [think] that the aid is dried, put in a fresh battery and try it out. You can also use one of the cleaning tools you received with your aid to make sure the water has not left any residue behind but be very careful poking tools inside your aid.
- If the aid still does not work then you can either recharge your dehumidifier pot and leave it a while longer or [bring it in for us to fix within 24 hours!].
What not to do
- NEVER put your hearing aid into a microwave or conventional oven. It’s too much heat and you’ll melt something.
Don’t just assume it’s broken. Give it time to dry and then [bring it in] if you need to.
The important thing to remember is: It is unlikely that you will need to buy a new hearing aid just because it got soaked - electronics are more resilient to water than most people think.”
~ Article written by Steve Claridge, Software Engineer, Private Journalist
View this article in it's originality and entirety @ http://www.deafness-and-hearingaids.net/2010/03/02/if-your-hearing-aid-gets-wet/
If you think you have a hearing loss, or know someone who does, give me a call @ (877) HEAR-CLR for a FREE HEARING TEST, and lets get you/them fixed up (most times within 24 hours)!
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