Your Halloween checklist is probably already full of hanging fake cobwebs, adding the finishing touches to your costume, buying buckets of candy and baking spooky-themed treats for your upcoming parties. There’s one more thing you should add to your list, and luckily, it’s easy and fast: get your hearing aids ready.
Why Do I Need To Get My Hearing Aids Ready for Halloween?
Your hearing aids are amazing devices that bring you closer to your friends and family. One of their greatest perks is that they’re entirely customizable. You can adjust their settings to suit your Halloween environment, whether a booming party, a bone-chilling experience at Laurel’s House of Horror, a slightly silly craft night or a fun trick-or-treating night with the kids.
Updating the settings and ensuring they’re clean and safe is an essential addition to your ghostly to-do list.
Halloween Hearing Aid Tips
Take the following steps to get your hearing aids Halloween-ready:
- Clean them. Clean your hearing aids thoroughly using their cleaning kit. Use a soft brush to clear loose debris and then wipe down both devices with a soft cloth. Next, use a wax pick to clean the smaller crevices and the microphone and speaker ports. Finally, if they’re removable, take off the tubing and earmold and wash in warm, soapy water. Let them dry completely before reattaching.
- Check the batteries. If your devices use disposable batteries, check the charge before you head out for the night and replace them if necessary. If they use rechargeable batteries, charge them nightly.
- Use a hearing aid clip. If your costume involves a mask or other around-the-ear parts, fasten your devices to your shirt with a special hearing aid clip to prevent loss or damage.
- Adjust the settings. Your hearing aids likely have a feature that lets you set the programming to a specific environment, like your home or a noisy restaurant. Adjusting the settings to match your environment will inform your hearing aids that they need to change the way they collect and amplify sound. For example, if you’re at a busy party, they’ll use directional microphones to identify and amplify the sounds in front of you. If you’re having a quiet evening at home, they may default to omnidirectional microphones that amplify everything equally.
- Schedule a hearing aid service. During a hearing aid service, your device specialist will verify that the programming is still effective for you and give your devices a thorough cleaning.
An estimated 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from hearing aids. Follow the above tips to make the most out of your helpful devices for a better Halloween. Contact Hearing Center Silver Spring today to schedule your service appointment.