Caring for your hearing aid – Widex S4-VSD User Manual
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CARING FOR YOUR HEARING AID
The hearing aid is a valuable object and should be
treated with care. Here are some things you can do to
prolong the life of your hearing aid:
CAUTION
• Turn off your hearing aid when it is not in use. Remove the bat-
tery if the hearing aid will not be used for several days.
• When the hearing aid is not in use, keep it in its case in a dry lo-
cation out of reach of children and pets.
• Do not expose the hearing aid to extreme temperatures or
high humidity. Make sure to dry the hearing aid thoroughly af-
ter heavy perspiration such as that which may occur during in-
tense physical activity, e.g. playing sports.
• Avoid dropping your hearing aid – perform cleaning and bat-
tery changes while holding the hearing aid above a soft sur-
face.
• Do not wear your hearing aid while in the shower or swimming,
or when using a hair dryer, and avoid let ting the hearing aid
come into contact with sticky or greasy substances, such as
hair spray or sunscreen.