Caring For Your Hearing Aid - Widex REAL Series User Instructions

Caring for your hearing aid

With proper care, your hearing aid will give you con-
sistent reliable service. Here are some things you can
do to prolong the life of your hearing aid:
• Switch your hearing aid off when it is not in use.
Should you not use it for several days, take out the
battery.
• Treat the hearing aid as the valuable object it is:
with care. When the hearing aid is not in use, keep it
in its case in a cool, dry location where it cannot be
reached by children or pets.
• When not in use, do not expose the hearing aid to
extreme heat or high humidity.
• In environments with high humidity, a Widex dry-
ing kit may be used daily to reduce the amount of
moisture inside the hearing aid. See the instruc-
tions enclosed with the Widex drying kit.
• Do not wear your hearing aid in the shower or
swimming or when using a hair dryer, perfume or
other sprays.
60
• Never try to open or repair the hearing aid yourself.
• Do not wear your hearing aid during x-ray, MR
scans, CT scans, short-wave diathermy, or similar
radiation treatments and never place your hearing
aid in a microwave oven. These are some of the
types of radiation that can damage your hearing
aid. Radiation from, for example, room surveillance
equipment, burglar alarms and cellular telephones
is weaker and will not damage the hearing aid.
• Widex hearing aids are not certified for use in mines
or other areas with explosive gases.
• To maintain the proper shape of the ear-set, be
careful not to twist or squeeze it out of shape when
your hearing aid is placed in the case.
General
61