Hearing aids should not negatively impact your life or the way you live. You shouldn’t have to quit engaging in the things you enjoy just because you have a hearing issue. Typically, it’s fine for most people to use hearing aids even while working out or engaging in other activities that get the heart pumping.
Just be sure you are informed about the proper maintenance and care for your hearing devices. By ensuring you take essential steps to lessen moisture, prevent injury, and maintain a regular post-exercise routine, you can take part in a variety of physical activities without any issues.
Keep Hearing Aids Safe And Dry: Make use of clips attached to clothing, retainers, or sports headbands to keep your hearing aids in position. This will help stop them from falling or becoming damaged.
Protect Against Moisture: Buy a cover to soak up perspiration and/or use a sweatband.
Assure Correct Fit: This is important as your body is continuously moving while you exercise. Hearing aids should fit comfortably so they can’t shift during your workout.
Keep Them Dry and Clean After Working Out: Just as you would perform a cooldown after your exercise, your hearing aids require a similar routine for correct maintenance. Clean down with a soft cloth to eliminate perspiration and debris, use a puffer to get rid of any moisture, and store them properly. Stay away from exposing them to water, cleaning products, heat, or direct sunlight.
Positive Aspects of Using Hearing Aids While Working Out
Not only are you able to use your hearing aids while at the gym, jogging outside, playing
sports, or participating in any other exercise-related activity, they are likely to help enhance
your enjoyment and keep you safer.
- Lots of sports require communication between teammates. Trying to catch a fly ball with three players looking up can be a possible 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.
- Sometimes background noise can be a problem when using hearing aids. You might want to be able to hear the instructions in a loud gym setting. Consult an audiologist to create a personalized setting that decreases ambient noise.
- Listening to music you love can be pleasurable and make your exercise session go by faster.
Configure your hearing aids to stream via Bluetooth and enjoy listening to music while you run or work out.
Wearing your hearing aids while taking a walk or jogging, for instance, will keep you aware of
important sounds around you, like the sirens of emergency vehicles or honking horns.
Contact us if you have further concerns about wearing your hearing aids while
working out and perspiring.
Sources:
Hearing Aids and Sweat Impact|Miracle-Ear
Exercising with Hearing Aids|Tips & Advice|Amplifon AU