Hearing aids shouldn’t be a hinderance to your life or your lifestyle. Hearing issues shouldn’t hold you back from enjoying your favorite activities. Normally, it’s fine for most individuals to use hearing aids even while working out or engaging in other activities that get the heart pumping.
Just be certain you are informed about the correct upkeep and care for your hearing aid. By ensuring you take necessary measures to reduce moisture, prevent injury, and maintain a regular post-exercise regimen, you can take part in various physical activities without any problems.
Protect your hearing aids: Use clips on your clothing, retainers, or sports headbands to secure them and keep them dry. This will help prevent them from falling or becoming damaged.
Protect From Moisture: Buy a cover to soak up sweat and/or use a sweatband.
Assure Correct Fit: This is essential as your body is continuously moving while you work out. Hearing aids should fit snugly to avoid movement while you exercise.
Keep Them Dry and Clean After Exercising: Just as you would do a cooldown after your workout, your hearing aids require a similar regimen for proper upkeep. Clean the device with a mild cloth to eliminate sweat and dirt, then use a puffer to eliminate any moisture, and finally, make certain to store it correctly. Stay away from exposing them to water, cleaning products, heat, or direct sunlight.
Advantages of Wearing Hearing Aids While Exercising
Not only are you able to wear your hearing aids while at the gym, jogging outdoors, playing
softball, or taking part in any other exercise-related activity, they are likely to help improve
your fun and keep you safer.
- Many sports require 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 don’t communicate with one another. You want to be able to hear “I got it, I got it” from your teammate to avoid any collisions.
- Occasionally, ambient sounds can interfere with the effectiveness of hearing aids. You might want to be able to hear the guidelines in a noisy gym setting. Ask a hearing specialist for a custom setting to reduce background noise.
- Listening to music you love can be pleasurable and make your exercise session go by quicker.
Set up your hearing aids with Bluetooth and “jam out” as you run or lift weights.
Wearing your hearing aids while walking or jogging, for example, keeps you aware of
important sounds around you, like the sirens of emergency vehicles or honking horns.
If you have further questions or worries about using your hearing aids during physical activity, don’t hesitate to contact to us for assistance.
Sources:
Hearing Aids and Sweat Impact|Miracle-Ear
Exercising with Hearing Aids|Tips & Advice|Amplifon AU