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Listening Checks
Your child's hearing aids are the most important teaching tool he or she has, and they'll undergo a lot of wear and tear. A listening check will ensure the hearing aids are working well and that your child is getting the most from sound at home, school or play. The following procedure takes only a minute or two each day.
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Turn the hearing aid on and set it at full volume. You should hear whistling or feedback with most hearing aids.
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Cover the opening in the ear canal of the earmold. The whistling should stop. If it doesn't, there is likely a sound leak through the earhook or earmold. A hearing healthcare professional can repair this problem.
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Inspect the earmold for moisture build-up. If you see moisture, take the earmold off the earhook of the hearing aid and blow through the earmold tubing.
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Attach the hearing aid and earmold to a stethoscope attachment and place the stethoscope in your ears.
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Turn the hearing aid on (M or I) and set it at your child's volume setting.
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Say ah, oo, ee, m, sh, s and several sentences. You should hear each of the sounds clearly through the hearing aid.
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Rotate the volume control from minimum to your child's regular volume setting. You should hear changes in loudness.
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Turn the switch back and forth from on (M or I) to off (O). If you hear static or intermittency as you move the switch, take the hearing aid to a hearing healthcare professional.
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