Summer is full of travel, pool days, yard work, and outdoor fun—but heat, moisture, and loud noise can be tough on hearing aids. A few simple precautions can help protect your devices and keep them performing their best all season long.
Keep Hearing Aids Away from Extreme Heat
Never leave hearing aids in a hot car, especially during the summer months. Excessive heat can damage batteries, microphones, and delicate internal components. Always store devices in a cool, dry place when not in use.
Be Careful Around Water
Most modern hearing aids have some moisture resistance, but they are not designed for swimming, showering, or heavy rain exposure. Remove hearing aids before swimming or water activities, and dry them immediately if they become damp. Using a dehumidifier or drying case overnight can help remove trapped moisture and extend the life of your devices.
Protect Them During Outdoor Activities
Sweat, sunscreen, bug spray, and dirt can build up on hearing aids during outdoor activities. Wipe devices down daily with a soft, dry cloth and avoid spraying products near them.
Watch Out for Loud Summer Noise
Concerts, fireworks, lawn equipment, and sporting events can expose ears to damaging noise levels. If you’ll be around loud sounds, wear hearing protection and consider removing hearing aids in extremely noisy environments if recommended by your audiologist.
Travel Smart
Always carry hearing aids, chargers, and batteries in a protective case during travel. Avoid placing them in checked luggage where heat and rough handling may occur. If your hearing aids use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, TSA requires smart chargers and lithium battery devices to be packed in your carry-on luggage—not checked baggage.
Keep Your Hearing Aids Performing Their Best
Summer moisture and heat can take a toll on hearing technology. If your hearing aids sound weak, distorted, or intermittent, professional maintenance can often restore performance quickly. Stop by Choice Audiology for a professional cleaning and checkup, ask us about hearing aid dehumidifiers for home use, or come experience our ReDux Hearing Aid Dryer system, which removes deep moisture from hearing aids safely and effectively. A little preventative care can help keep your devices working their best all summer long.
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