Last post Wed, Jun 11 2008 10:30 PM by JeanR. 3 replies.
Hello everyone!
Recently, I had to have one of my hearing aids looked at because I realized that I couldn't hear it squeal after I had changed the battery in it. I did some troubleshooting - trying several different batteries, and getting the same result. After I brought it in, I found out that the problem was that the microphone was clogged with wax! (Sorry if I grossed anybody out with that.) Has anybody else had this problem?
Later!-Musician83
Hearing Aids stopped working for me almost 20 years ago, I did have a little hearing aid kit. Has a little brush and a little thing to wipe them off with. When I wore mine every couple days I'd just take a few to wipe it down. It's common. It's a tiny tiny brush, I mean tiny so it won't hurt the hearing aid. Where ever you got the hearing aids from should have given you some of that stuff.
Like Shell said you should have a small brush tool to do that with. Also there is probably a small wire loop for you to clean the tube out with.
My Audiologist also gave me a small round plastic box with some desicant in it for storage when not being used (i.e. sleeping) that helps to keep it dry. Remember, moisture is very bad for hearing aids.
Steve
Musician83: Recently, I had to have one of my hearing aids looked at because I realized that I couldn't hear it squeal after I had changed the battery in it. I did some troubleshooting - trying several different batteries, and getting the same result. After I brought it in, I found out that the problem was that the microphone was clogged with wax! (Sorry if I grossed anybody out with that.) Has anybody else had this problem?
My husband has a terrible problem with ear wax and his first pair of hearing aids were constantly going back to the factory because of ear wax damange. We had to change styles to one where the main compontents of the aids now go behind the ear rather than inside so there is less chance of wax getting inside of them. Now, the doctor has to remove the wax from his ears from time to time because it interferes with his hearing.
