Proper maintenance and care will extend the life of your hearing aid. Make it a habit to: Keep hearing aids away from heat and moisture. Clean hearing aids as instructed. Earwax and ear drainage can damage a hearing aid. Avoid using hairspray or other hair care products while wearing hearing aids. Turn off hearing aids [...]

Hearing aids take time and patience to use successfully. Wearing your aids regularly will help you adjust to them. Become familiar with your hearing aid’s features. With your audiologist present, practice putting in and taking out the aid, cleaning it, identifying right and left aids, and replacing the batteries. Ask how to test it in [...]

Before you buy a hearing aid, ask your audiologist these important questions: What features would be most useful to me? What is the total cost of the hearing aid? Do the benefits of newer technologies outweigh the higher costs? Is there a trial period to test the hearing aids? (Most manufacturers allow a 30- to [...]

The hearing aid that will work best for you depends on the kind and severity of your hearing loss. If you have a hearing loss in both of your ears, two hearing aids are generally recommended because two aids provide a more natural signal to the brain. Hearing in both ears also will help you [...]

Hearing aids work differently depending on the electronics used. The two main types of electronics are analog and digital. Analog aids convert sound waves into electrical signals, which are amplified. Analog/adjustable hearing aids are custom built to meet the needs of each user. The aid is programmed by the manufacturer according to the specifications recommended [...]

There are three basic styles of hearing aids. The styles differ by size, their placement on or inside the ear, and the degree to which they amplify sound. * Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids consist of a hard plastic case worn behind the ear and connected to a plastic earmold that fits inside the outer ear. [...]