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Hearing aid troubleshooting tips

If the hearing aid doesn’t seem to be working:

1) Make sure it’s turned on. Sometimes you’ll need to adjust the volume control to turn it on, sometime there is a switch to turn it on, and sometimes simply closing the battery door will turn it on.

2) Check the battery.

3) For in the ear hearing aids: Your hearing aid may have a filter that covers the speaker of the aid in your ear. If it does have a filter, you should have replacement filters. Try to replace the filter.

4) For behind the ear hearing aids: Check to make sure there is no wax in the opening that goes into the ear. Also, you can disconnect the earmold from the hearing aid and blow air through the tubing to clear any wax or moisture out of the tube.

The hearing aid should whistle every time you put it into your ear and take it out of your ear. If it doesn’t whistle, there may be something wrong.

 


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