How Long Will A Hearing Aid Last?
Many people are surprised that most hearing aids need to be replaced every three to five years. It does seem logical that with the capacity to reprogram most hearing aids they would last much longer.
The problem is not the reprogramming capability but usually a quality issue when you consider where you wear your hearing aid (inside an ear canal that is swimming in ear wax or maybe behind your ear where perspiration and sweat are constantly bombarding your aid). Most people wear their aids from 8 to 16 hours a day. Continually being exposed to these conditions simply affects all the components of your hearing aid over time. This is why most insurance companies who participate will help purchase hearing aids every three to five years.
The number one reason most hearing aids are sent in for repairs are wax related. The number two reason is moisture.
We recommend brushing the sound outlet to clear of any wax daily and changing your wax guards every two months. We provide wax guards for a year with every HearPod ordered. We also highly recommend you purchase what is called a “dry aid kit” that can be ordered on our site www.hearpod.com or Google it and you will find many providers for this product. When you’re not wearing your hearing aid we recommend it be put inside the dry aid kit. The results are meaningful when you see how many years this will prolong the life of your hearing aid. Keeping the moisture out of any electronics will give you much improved usage from your hearing aids.
Just like all things in this world if you take good care and properly maintain your hearing aids you should expect many years of great hearing. Our patients using HearPods are going into their 4th year and still doing great.
