Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 In a message dated 3/17/2004 1:51:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, semesky@... writes: periodically zap the h/a during the day for 15 minutes to dry out the circuitry completely -- by " zap " you don't mean microwave it do you? We refer to heating food in the microwave as " zapping " it and I can't imagine putting Ian's aides in there. We use the dry-and-store at night about once a week, more in the summer or humid weather. And we blow out the little tubes anytime we notice the condensation. Occassionally in humid weather there will be actual beads in there, enough to block the tubes. But that doesn't happen very often. Ian just got a new set of molds and they are so much softer than his old ones. Perhaps a new kind of plastic. We didn't ask for anything special. The last time we had new molds, the vent tube on one had been mis-drilled and as a result was not venting properly and that caused more condensation to build up. Have the audi or tech take a look at the vents and make sure they're in the right place. The " wrong " place was only millimeters from where it should have been but that little mistake caused some trouble. -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 In a message dated 3/17/2004 1:51:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, semesky@... writes: periodically zap the h/a during the day for 15 minutes to dry out the circuitry completely -- by " zap " you don't mean microwave it do you? We refer to heating food in the microwave as " zapping " it and I can't imagine putting Ian's aides in there. We use the dry-and-store at night about once a week, more in the summer or humid weather. And we blow out the little tubes anytime we notice the condensation. Occassionally in humid weather there will be actual beads in there, enough to block the tubes. But that doesn't happen very often. Ian just got a new set of molds and they are so much softer than his old ones. Perhaps a new kind of plastic. We didn't ask for anything special. The last time we had new molds, the vent tube on one had been mis-drilled and as a result was not venting properly and that caused more condensation to build up. Have the audi or tech take a look at the vents and make sure they're in the right place. The " wrong " place was only millimeters from where it should have been but that little mistake caused some trouble. -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 In a message dated 3/17/2004 1:51:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, semesky@... writes: periodically zap the h/a during the day for 15 minutes to dry out the circuitry completely -- by " zap " you don't mean microwave it do you? We refer to heating food in the microwave as " zapping " it and I can't imagine putting Ian's aides in there. We use the dry-and-store at night about once a week, more in the summer or humid weather. And we blow out the little tubes anytime we notice the condensation. Occassionally in humid weather there will be actual beads in there, enough to block the tubes. But that doesn't happen very often. Ian just got a new set of molds and they are so much softer than his old ones. Perhaps a new kind of plastic. We didn't ask for anything special. The last time we had new molds, the vent tube on one had been mis-drilled and as a result was not venting properly and that caused more condensation to build up. Have the audi or tech take a look at the vents and make sure they're in the right place. The " wrong " place was only millimeters from where it should have been but that little mistake caused some trouble. -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 You might want to make sure that if it is permissible, your child's ear mold has a vent and that that vent tubing remains clear. This helps just a bit. Also, headbands help so keep moisture from dripping. We swear by our dry and store and periodically zap the h/a during the day for 15 minutes to dry out the circuitry completely reply to re sweaty > Hi , I've been through this because I live in Macon GA and from April til September our temp and humidity are usually both in the 90's. When there are drops of moisture in the tubing the hearing aid does not work at all, if the drop occludes the tubing. So it is important to blow it out whenever you see it. The first time it happened to us, my daughter said my hearing aid is not working, I listened to it with the stethoscope and it wasn't workign so we ran to the audiologist. She thought it was hilarious, but no one had ever told us that the moisture blocking the tubing also blocks all the sound. So now that is in my mental checklist whenever the hearing aid quits. in GA > > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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