How you can avoid hearing aid whistling
Modern technology means that most hearing aids now are designed with automatic feedback cancellation. However, whistling can still occur, and you should know how to combat it.
Start by ensuring your devices remain free from obstructions – including hats, scarves, earmuffs, etc. – and never fall asleep with them still inside. This has the potential to trap sound from the receiver and cause it to re-enter the microphone, creating a feedback loop.
On a day-to-day basis, keep the tip of the hearing aid or earmold secure inside your ear. Also, if you have a volume control, we recommended to leave it as close to default as possible.
Finally, remember to always have your ears checked regularly for impacted wax, which could inadvertently be damaging the hearing aids and producing that whistling noise you find so aggravating.
A whistling hearing aid can be extremely annoying and upsetting, so don’t let the problem persist any longer.
Visit an audiologist or your GP for advice on how best to stop hearing aid whistling.
Is your hearing aid giving you trouble with its constant whistling?
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