Hearing aids shouldn’t be a hinderance to your life or your lifestyle. Hearing problems shouldn’t hold you back from taking pleasure in your favorite activities. Typically, it’s fine for most individuals to wear hearing aids even while exercising or doing other activities that get the heart pumping.
Just be sure you are educated about the proper upkeep and care for your hearing aid. Provided you take appropriate preventative measures to minimize moisture, prevent loss, and have a consistent post-workout routine, you should be able to enjoy all types of exercise and play.
Protect your hearing aids: Utilize clips on your clothing, retainers, or sports headbands to anchor them and keep them dry. This will supply extra protection and decrease the risk of accidents or damage.
Protect Against Moisture: Purchase a cover to absorb perspiration and/or use a sweatband.
Ensure Proper Fit: This is essential as your body is continuously moving while you work out. Hearing aids need to fit comfortably so they can’t move during your workout.
Keep Them Dry and Clean After Exercising: Just as you would perform a cooldown after your exercise, your hearing aids need a similar regimen for correct maintenance. Clean the device with a gentle cloth to remove sweat and dirt, then use a puffer to get rid of any moisture, and finally, make sure to store it correctly. Stay away from exposing them to water, cleaning products, heat, or direct sunlight.
Positive Aspects of Wearing Hearing Aids While Exercising
Not only are you able to use your hearing aids while at the gym, running outdoors, playing
sports, or participating in any other exercise-related activity, they are likely to help improve
your fun and keep you safer.
- Lots of sports necessitate communication between teammates. Trying to catch a fly ball with three players looking up can become a potential injury scenario without talking to each other. You want to be able to hear “I got it, I got it” from your teammate to prevent any collisions.
- Occasionally, ambient sounds can interfere with the performance of hearing aids. You may want to be able to hear the instructions in a noisy gym setting. Consult an audiologist to make an individualized setting that decreases ambient noise.
- Listening to music you love can be pleasurable and make your exercise session go by faster.
Set up your hearing aids with Bluetooth and “rock out” as you run or pump iron.
Using your hearing aids while taking a walk or jogging, for example, keeps you aware of
important sounds around you, like the sirens of emergency vehicles or beeping horns.
If you have further questions or concerns about utilizing your hearing aids during physical activity, don’t hesitate to contact to us for guidance.
Sources:
Hearing Aids and Sweat Impact|Miracle-Ear
Exercising with Hearing Aids|Tips & Advice|Amplifon AU