06/02/2026
☀️Summer-- it's so much fun with the beach trips, playing outside, swimming, but it can sure take a toll on our hearing devices.
Before you take a trip to the audiologist's office, you can troubleshoot at home with these 5 tips! I can speak from experience because I very much use and value my sound and communication ability- so what do I do when I can't get to an office? Troubleshoot myself.
Here's the list:
🔋Batteries
-Check disposable battery life and also check if the entire package is bad
-Humidity can cause stickers to peel off which drains the batteries
-Check rechargeable contacts, charger/cables
-Check battery contacts/connections
🎤Microphone covers
-These can get dusty or damp with sweat or hair spray/styling product
-Can cause a staticky or crackling sound
-Replace parts if I have back up 🦻Earmold tubing (hearing aids)
-Moisture and cerumen can build up inside
-Can harden and clamp shut; especially the tubing length inside the earmold/canal.
I always pull this out of the earmold to double check. This can also cause red/soreness inside the canal if it hardens/shrinks at an angle -Use a hair dryer carefully to heat up/soften the tubing if it's hardened tight around the earhook to remove
🦻CI cable
-Broken cables can cause crackling/static sounds; try to run wire between fingers to elicit
-Hopefully I have a back up or am still under warranty to send in to company myself
💦Moisture
-Always put devices in my Dry&Store kit while sleeping at night and after sweaty workouts!
Note: These examples are based upon my PERSONAL experience and devices. I'd love to hear your side! Do you have other troubleshooting advice? Please, drop it below!
