Hearing aids are sophisticated medical devices which are designed to collect and specifically amplify sounds that a hearing aid user requires. These are considered Class B (Low to medium risk) medical devices under Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) medical device classification system and Class 1 Medical Devices (Air conduction hearing aids) under The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) of The United States.
Hearing aids are very durable devices which are water resistant, sweat resistant and drop proof from reasonable heights. However they need to be still properly maintained.
Very often, audiologists and hearing professionals rely on listening checks to determine of there is an issue with your hearing aid. This is a very inadequate method for reliability testing the actual functioning level of your hearing aid. Proper tests should be conducted inside a controlled environment, to determine if your hearing aid is functioning properly. What are these tests?
Cleaning your hearing device before testing.
Hearing Aids should be cleaned and cleared rigorously before it is checked. A hearing aid can underperform if it’s receiver (speaker) is blocked by earwax so to prevent such inaccurate readings, hearing aids should be properly cleaned and all foreign particles that affect its output should be removed.
The Listening Lab employs an advanced approach with specialised equipment to clean and clear out all foreign objects such as earwax, sweat, dead skin cells or other oils and solids that could affect the performance of your hearing aid. Only after a thorough cleaning and drying process like this, can we proceed to evaluate your hearing aid’s functioning level.
