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Caring for your hearing aid
With proper care, your hearing aid will give you
years of reliable service . Here are some things
you can do to prolong the life of your aid:
Treat your hearing aid as the valuable object it is:
with care .
Keep it in its case in a cool, dry location where it
cannot be reached by children or pets .
Never expose it to extreme temperatures or high
humidity .
Do not wear your aid in the shower or swimming,
or when using a hair dryer, hair spray, or other
sprays .
Do not wear your hearing aid during x-ray, MR
scans, CT scans, short-wave diathermy, or similar
radiation treatments . Some types of radiation can
damage your hearing aid . Other types of radia-
tion from, for example, room surveillance equip-
ment, burglar alarms, and cellular telephones,
are weaker and will not damage your hearing aid .
Widex hearing aids are not certified for use in
mines or other areas with explosive gases .
Switch your hearing aid off when it is not in use .
Should you not use it for a day or more, take out
the battery to avoid battery leakage .
Always insert the battery as described on p . 10 . If
you feel the battery needs to be forced into the
battery compartment, check to see if it is upside
down .
Never try to open or repair
the hearing aid yourself
