Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hi, , You do need to keep the moisture out of the earmolds; any drops will impede the sound from getting through. I've never had this problem, my son doesn't seem to sweat as much, but his friend does and his mom does one of two things: uses a sweat band around his head, and under the aids (so the aids are resting against the sweat band instead of his head), or she uses Sweat Bands which are like little socks that go over his hearing aids and keep out moisture, dust and wind. You can find them at www.vanbenterprises.com. Hope that helps! Stefanie mom to Ben, 5, severe-to-profound HOH, Widex HAs, and Isabella, 8, mild loss, unaided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hi, , You do need to keep the moisture out of the earmolds; any drops will impede the sound from getting through. I've never had this problem, my son doesn't seem to sweat as much, but his friend does and his mom does one of two things: uses a sweat band around his head, and under the aids (so the aids are resting against the sweat band instead of his head), or she uses Sweat Bands which are like little socks that go over his hearing aids and keep out moisture, dust and wind. You can find them at www.vanbenterprises.com. Hope that helps! Stefanie mom to Ben, 5, severe-to-profound HOH, Widex HAs, and Isabella, 8, mild loss, unaided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hi , Those beads of moisture in the tubing that you describe are not sweat but condensation. It is very common for condensation to appear in the tubes as you've got a relatively airtight seal of a non-porous material (plastic tubing and earmold) against a heat source (the child's head) and cooler air circulating around it. (I'm no scientist so please forgive my layperson's explanation!) My son is not a sweaty kid AT ALL and commonly has these moisture beads in his tubing. If we're at home or if I was smart enough to put the " blower " in my purse before we left the house, I may or may not stop and blow the water out when I notice it depending on the situation. To be very honest, we have never noticed a difference for when he does or doesn't have condensation in the molds. I suppose in an extremely quiet environment (like a soundbooth or very quiet classroom), sound could be measurably impacted but quite frankly, there aren't many of those times in ' life. Now, I'm not talking about if the condensation is so great that there is actually water BLOCKING the mold but those little beads on the sides, while not desirable, are just something we live with. Moisture and hearing aids are never a good combination but we've had the same aids (Oticon Digifocus II's) for almost 4 years with NOT ONE repair necessary. Of course, since Sam does get sweaty, you do want to protect the aid itself from moisture but I just wanted to offer our experience with moisture in the tubing. It sounds like you have a good regimen going to deal with that. Carol - mom to , 7.11, mod to profound, LVAS We blow out the moisture at nap > time, and then use the dry and store at night. I expect once its warm > and he's playing outside more, the moisture will be constant. What > can I do about that? How much are those drops of moisture effecting > sound quality/amplification? Do I just follow-him around all day > constantly cleaning the mold out, and drying off the aid? Any > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hi , Those beads of moisture in the tubing that you describe are not sweat but condensation. It is very common for condensation to appear in the tubes as you've got a relatively airtight seal of a non-porous material (plastic tubing and earmold) against a heat source (the child's head) and cooler air circulating around it. (I'm no scientist so please forgive my layperson's explanation!) My son is not a sweaty kid AT ALL and commonly has these moisture beads in his tubing. If we're at home or if I was smart enough to put the " blower " in my purse before we left the house, I may or may not stop and blow the water out when I notice it depending on the situation. To be very honest, we have never noticed a difference for when he does or doesn't have condensation in the molds. I suppose in an extremely quiet environment (like a soundbooth or very quiet classroom), sound could be measurably impacted but quite frankly, there aren't many of those times in ' life. Now, I'm not talking about if the condensation is so great that there is actually water BLOCKING the mold but those little beads on the sides, while not desirable, are just something we live with. Moisture and hearing aids are never a good combination but we've had the same aids (Oticon Digifocus II's) for almost 4 years with NOT ONE repair necessary. Of course, since Sam does get sweaty, you do want to protect the aid itself from moisture but I just wanted to offer our experience with moisture in the tubing. It sounds like you have a good regimen going to deal with that. Carol - mom to , 7.11, mod to profound, LVAS We blow out the moisture at nap > time, and then use the dry and store at night. I expect once its warm > and he's playing outside more, the moisture will be constant. What > can I do about that? How much are those drops of moisture effecting > sound quality/amplification? Do I just follow-him around all day > constantly cleaning the mold out, and drying off the aid? Any > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hi , Those beads of moisture in the tubing that you describe are not sweat but condensation. It is very common for condensation to appear in the tubes as you've got a relatively airtight seal of a non-porous material (plastic tubing and earmold) against a heat source (the child's head) and cooler air circulating around it. (I'm no scientist so please forgive my layperson's explanation!) My son is not a sweaty kid AT ALL and commonly has these moisture beads in his tubing. If we're at home or if I was smart enough to put the " blower " in my purse before we left the house, I may or may not stop and blow the water out when I notice it depending on the situation. To be very honest, we have never noticed a difference for when he does or doesn't have condensation in the molds. I suppose in an extremely quiet environment (like a soundbooth or very quiet classroom), sound could be measurably impacted but quite frankly, there aren't many of those times in ' life. Now, I'm not talking about if the condensation is so great that there is actually water BLOCKING the mold but those little beads on the sides, while not desirable, are just something we live with. Moisture and hearing aids are never a good combination but we've had the same aids (Oticon Digifocus II's) for almost 4 years with NOT ONE repair necessary. Of course, since Sam does get sweaty, you do want to protect the aid itself from moisture but I just wanted to offer our experience with moisture in the tubing. It sounds like you have a good regimen going to deal with that. Carol - mom to , 7.11, mod to profound, LVAS We blow out the moisture at nap > time, and then use the dry and store at night. I expect once its warm > and he's playing outside more, the moisture will be constant. What > can I do about that? How much are those drops of moisture effecting > sound quality/amplification? Do I just follow-him around all day > constantly cleaning the mold out, and drying off the aid? Any > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 I made it a habit early on to show Hadley the moisture in her tubing and let her use the blower to dry it out. I realized when she was about 20 months that she would take her aids out on her own and go looking for the blower and, sure enough, there would always be 2-3 large drops of condensation in there. Although I can't hear a difference, she tells me that it buzzes or that sounds are fuzzy; there must be some change in pressure or something within the ear when the moisture is present. Moisture is more of a problem for us during the winter, with the change in temps outside to a warm house or car. Summer only is bad on humid days, which aren't all too frequent here in Boston. Hadley is both a sweater and a kid who throws her whole being into play, so we've been concerned about sweat and the aids. We used SuperSeals (www.justbekuz.com) with great results, although I probably would have tried the sweatbands if I had known of them earlier. This upcoming summer, she probably won't wear anything on her aids, as these new ones have all the controls on the BTE and no remote, but we'll see how it goes. Hopefully, the Dry & Store will be enough. Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 KLHi Mky son plays basketball and baseball with his Aid on. He wears a headband between his head and the aid and in the past has used superseals which do help. We also use the dry and store but also use canned air to dry things out. He usually needs to have his in the dry and stor 8-12 hours after an active day. Take Care vern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 KLHi Mky son plays basketball and baseball with his Aid on. He wears a headband between his head and the aid and in the past has used superseals which do help. We also use the dry and store but also use canned air to dry things out. He usually needs to have his in the dry and stor 8-12 hours after an active day. Take Care vern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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