4 Tips When Dealing with Hearing Aid Repairs

When your hearing aids need repairing it can be a stressful time. There are a lot of questions that you need to ask yourself before you send your device off for hearing aid repairs. Many people struggle while their hearing aids are away being repaired because they have not thought about what they are going to do in the meantime. Don’t let yourself be one of these people; consider the following four tips on dealing with hearing aid repairs.

Asking for a replacement

You do not have to go without hearing aids just because yours need repairing. If you don’t want to go without then you should consider asking for a replacement instead of a repair. Some people count on their hearing aids to help them manage with their day to day tasks and if you’re going to be facing a few weeks without them while they are being repaired, this may not be the ideal situation for you. As such, you should tell the manufacturer or your audiologist that you would like a replacement set of hearing aids instead having your old ones repaired.

Find someone who can fix them

It may be the case that you won’t need to send your aids off for hearing aid repairs. The issue that you are experiencing may be small and it is possible that if you take them to your audiologist that they might be able to fix them for you. An audiologist will be able to help with issues such as the battery being in the wrong way or if there is a build up of earwax on or in the hearing aid. However, they will not be able to help you with more complex issues such as if there is a problem with the tech inside the hearing aid.

Checking basic issues first

Before you send them off for hearing aid repairs, make sure you have checked all the basic issues that you may be able to fix yourself. If your hearing aid is not sitting on your ear properly, check the earhook. This is something that you might be able to fix yourself with some glue. This one might sound a little silly, but double check that your hearing aid is on and that the volume is at the right setting before you send them away to be repaired. Make sure that you have checked your hearing aid for any visible issues and if you are not sure what you’re looking for, if you take them to an audiologist, they will be able to help you determine whether or not they will need to go away for hearing aid repairs.

Deciding whether to wait

You can ask your audiologist how long your hearing aid repair will take and based on this information you can decide if you want to wait. Some repairs will only take a few hours and you will have them back in the same day. However, some may take a few days if the issue is more complex.

We hope you find these tips useful if you are thinking about sending your hearing aids off for repair.