Hearing aids should not negatively impact your life or the way you live. Hearing issues shouldn’t keep you back from enjoying your favorite activities. Typically, it’s fine for most individuals to wear hearing aids even while working out or engaging in other activities that get the heart pumping.
Just be sure you are educated about the proper upkeep and care for your hearing devices. As long as you take appropriate preventative measures to decrease moisture, prevent loss, and have a consistent post-workout plan, you should be able to enjoy all types of exercise and play.
Keep Hearing Aids Safe And Dry: Make use of clips attached to clothing, retainers, or sports headbands to keep your hearing aids in place. This will provide added protection and decrease the danger of accidents or damage.
Protect Against Moisture: Purchase a cover to absorb sweat and/or use a sweatband.
Ensure Correct Fit: This is important as your body is constantly moving while you exercise. Hearing aids should fit securely to avoid movement while you work out.
Keep Them Dry and Clean After Exercising: Just like you would do a cooldown after your exercise, your hearing aids need a similar routine for proper maintenance. Clean the device with a gentle cloth to eliminate sweat and dirt, then use a puffer to eliminate any moisture, and finally, make sure to store it appropriately. Avoid exposing them to water, cleaning products, heat, or direct sunlight.
Benefits of Hearing Aids During Exercise
Not only are you able to wear your hearing aids while at the gym, jogging outdoors, playing
sports, or taking part in any other athletic activity, they are likely to help improve
your enjoyment and keep you safer.
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- Most sports demand teamwork and communication between players. Trying to catch a fly ball with three players looking up can become a possible injury scenario without communicating with each other. You want to be able to hear “I got it, I got it” from your teammate to avoid any collisions.
- Sometimes background noise can be an issue when wearing hearing aids. In a raucous gym setting, you will need to hear instructions clearly. Ask a hearing specialist for a custom setting to reduce background noise.
Wearing your hearing aids while walking or jogging, for example, will keep you aware of
essential sounds around you, like the sirens of emergency vehicles or beeping horns.
- Listening to your favorite music can be satisfying and help your workout period pass more quickly.
Set up your hearing aids with Bluetooth and “rock out” as you run or pump iron.
Contact us if you have further questions about wearing your hearing aids while
exercising and sweating.
Sources:
Hearing Aids and Sweat Impact|Miracle-Ear
Exercising with Hearing Aids|Tips & Advice|Amplifon AU