Inserting and cleaning hearing aids and earmoulds
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Hold the earmould between your finger and thumb as shown. Pull it back in line with your ear |
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Put the part that goes down the ear canal (earmould) into position. |
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Then tuck in the part that goes into the crease at the top of the ear. |
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Use your other hand to pull down your ear lobe. Push your earmould firmly into place. |
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Correct: correctly fitted hearing aid. |
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Incorrect: incorrectly fitted hearing aid |
Try to keep your earmould clean by wiping daily with a mild wet wipe such as a baby wipe. If the tubing is blocked or the earmould gets very dirty, you can clean it in the following way:
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Detach the ear mould from the hearing aid. |
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Wash the earmould (with the tubing still in its place) in lukewarm, soapy water. Rinse it well, shake the tubing to ensure no water is present or leave it to dry overnight. Then push the tubing back onto the hearing aid. |
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This picture shows the earmould placed incorrectly on the hearing aid, it has been reattached the wrong way around |
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This picture shows the earmould placed correctly on the aid |