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How to Clean Hearing Aids

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Last updated: 22 June 2025 15:34
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You can also use this tool to gently brush the tip of the dome of each eartip, where wax is most likely to accumulate. If any tenacious wax is stuck to the tip of the dome, try using the wire loop on the reverse of the brush to gently scoop it out. Next, check the back of the receiver, where the wire attaches to it, and brush this area as well. You can use a microfiber cloth to remove any material that is dislodged during this step.

Some very old hearing aids have a long vent that runs through them entirely. This can be cleaned with a special wire that is included with the product (as well as the wire loop on the back of the hearing aid brush). Vents like this are not common on modern hearing aids.

3. Change the Wax Guard

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Photograph: Chris Null

Beneath your eartips, you will generally find a small white cylinder known as a wax guard, wax filter, or wax trap. Its function is exactly what it sounds like: Preventing wax from getting into the hearing aid mechanism and clogging it up. Eventually, these wax guards will get too clogged to clean with a brush, at which point they should be replaced. Depending on your usage and the volume of earwax you have, that could mean once a month.

If your hearing aid has a wax guard, it probably comes with a kit of replacement guards, invariably contained within a small plastic case of eight or so. Flip open the case and remove one of the plastic tools from the sleeve very delicately. The replacement guard is on the other side of the tool, and it is easy to accidentally dislodge when you take the tool out of the case.

With the eartip removed from the hearing aid, insert the bare (black) side of the tool directly into the wax guard, then remove it. This will pull the old wax guard out of the hearing aid completely.

Now flip the tool around to the other side, which will have a white tip. This is your new, clean wax guard, ready for use. Carefully insert the white tip into the hole created by removing the old wax guard, then remove the tool again. It will leave the new wax guard snugly in place. Discard the used tool, replace the eartips, and you’re ready to go.

4. Change the Eartips

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Eventually, eartips will wear out or break, especially if you remove them frequently to clean your hearing aids, or they will just become too filthy to clean effectively. Solution: Replace them with fresh ones. Your hearing aids probably came with additional eartips in your preferred size, but when you run out, you can purchase more directly from the manufacturer (along with additional wax guard tools, if needed). Third-party eartips are available for many model hearing aids, but quality will vary considerably.

When finished, give everything another quick wipe-down with your microfiber cloth. And remember to always keep your hearing aids stored in their case (never a pocket) when not in use.


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