Hearing aids should not adversely affect your life or the way you live. Hearing problems shouldn’t hold you back from enjoying your favorite activities. Normally, it’s fine for most people to wear hearing aids even while exercising or engaging in other activities that get the heart pumping.
You just need to be certain you have the required knowledge about how to properly maintain and care for your hearing aids. By ensuring you take essential steps to lessen moisture, avoid injury, and keep a regular post-exercise routine, you can participate in a variety of physical activities without any problems.
Keep Hearing Aids Secure And Dry: Make use of clips attached to clothing, retainers, or sports headbands to keep your hearing aids in place. This will supply extra protection and reduce the risk of accidents or damage.
Protect From Moisture: Buy a cover to soak up perspiration and/or use a sweatband.
Obtain a Comfortable Fit: A well-fitting device is critical since your body is in motion throughout your workout. Hearing aids should fit snugly so they can’t shift during your workout.
Caring For Your Hearing Aids After a Workout: After working out, it’s essential to give your hearing aids the same care as your body – a gentle transition to avoid damage and ensure optimal performance. Clean down with a soft cloth to eliminate perspiration and dirt, use a puffer to remove any moisture, and store them correctly. Stay away from exposing them to water, cleaning products, heat, or direct sunlight.
Advantages of Hearing Aids During Workouts
Not only are you able to wear your hearing aids while at the gym, jogging outside, playing
softball, or taking part in any other exercise-related activity, they are likely to help enhance
your fun and keep you safer.
- Many sports necessitate communication between teammates. Attempting to catch a fly ball while three players are all looking up can result in a potential danger of injury if they do not communicate with one another. You want to be able to hear your teammate clearly say “Got it” to prevent accidents.
- Sometimes background noise can be a problem when using hearing aids. You may want to be able to hear the guidelines in a loud gym setting. Consult an audiologist to make a personalized setting that minimizes background noise.
- Listening to music you love can be pleasurable and make your exercise session go by faster.
Configure your hearing aids to connect via Bluetooth and enjoy listening to music while you run or exercise.
Using your hearing aids while running or walking can help you stay perceptive to important sounds in your surroundings, including the sirens of emergency vehicles or car horns.
Get in touch with us if you have additional concerns about using your hearing aids while
working out and perspiring.
Sources:
Hearing Aids and Sweat Impact|Miracle-Ear
Exercising with Hearing Aids|Tips & Advice|Amplifon AU
