Hearing aids are more and more high-tech every day. Typically, you can get 3 to 10 days out of a single hearing aid battery, depending upon how much how much you engage in streaming, use the hearing aids, and get hearing aid maintenance. However, there are steps you can take to maximize the life of your hearing aid batteries.
Here are 10 tips to get more mileage out of your hearing aid batteries:
- Give the battery three to five minutes to breathe after removing the tab and before putting it into your hearing aid. This action allows for air to get to the stuff inside the battery and activate it.
- Don’t forget to wash your hands before changing your batteries. Dirt and grime on your hands can cause damage and clog the air pores of the batteries.
- Keep the battery door open at night. To keep down on battery drain, turn off or open the battery door for the night. This allows moisture to escape and to keep your batteries from corroding, which would mess up the hearing aids.
- A dehumidifier is useful. A hearing aid dehumidifier will keep moisture out of your batteries and hearing aids.
- Remove the batteries if you plan on not using the hearing aids for awhile. It helps to prevent moisture and corrosion.
- Make sure you are mindful of the expiration date on the batteries. Because the batteries will drain slightly on the store shelf, make sure the batters are a year out or more from the expiration date.
- Use the oldest batteries first to get the most mileage out of them.
- Don’t take off the sticker tab on the batteries until you are ready to use them. The sticker tab keeps the battery fresh. Once you remove the tab, the battery is activated and starts to drain.
- Store the batteries in a cool, dry place to prevent drainage.
- Get rechargeable hearing aid batteries. They are now available and need to be replaced on an annual basis.
Hopefully, these 10 tips will be useful to you in maintaining the life of your hearing aid batteries. To find out more about how to extend the life of your hearing aid batteries, give us a call at Purchase Ear Technology at (270) 558-3996 or visit our office at 2008 Broadway, Paducah, KY 42001.