When you get your first pair of hearing aids, you’ll spend a little bit of time acclimating to the new sounds and learning how to care for your devices. One factor that can affect your hearing aids is the climate—specifically, the relative temperature and humidity in your environment.
Caring For Your Hearing Aids in Cold Weather
We don’t get much cold weather in Tampa, but it’s still a good idea to know how to care for your devices in case you take a chilly vacation or we get a sudden cold front.
The main way that cold weather can affect your devices is by draining their battery more quickly than usual. If you’re going to spend the day outside in cold weather, make sure to pack extra batteries in case your devices start to lag. If your hearing aids have rechargeable batteries, keep their charging case with you during your adventures.
Caring For Your Hearing Aids in Humid Weather
While we may not see much cold weather, Tampa is no stranger to high humidity. When you’re in a human environment, your hearing aids are almost constantly exposed to the moisture in the air.
Most modern hearing aids have a water-resistant or waterproof coating that protects against moisture damage. That extra protection is an excellent feature that helps limit damage if you accidentally splash your devices while on Davis Island Beach. However, you should still aim to limit the amount of moisture your devices encounter.
To protect the delicate internal components of your hearing aids, place them in a hearing aid-specific electric dryer or drying jar. An electric dryer uses gentle airflow to slowly dry your devices. A drying jar, on the other hand, has small desiccating beads that pull the moisture from your hearing aids overnight, similar to how a bag of rice would draw moisture from a wet phone.
A humid climate will also increase the amount of sweat and grime your hearing aids are accumulating. You should spend time at the end of every day cleaning your devices using their cleaning kit.
Schedule Regular Hearing Aid Service Appointments
An estimated 28.8 million US adults could benefit from hearing aids. The best way to ensure that you get the most benefit from your devices is to practice daily care.
In addition to that crucial daily care, you should schedule regular hearing aid service appointments. Our experts will carefully clean your devices and check that their programming is still working for you. Contact Kampsen Hearing today to schedule your appointment.