{"id":3682,"date":"2023-12-08T10:29:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/?p=3682"},"modified":"2024-03-08T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:30:18","slug":"6-tips-for-rechargeable-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/2023\/12\/6-tips-for-rechargeable-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tips for Rechargeable Hearing Aids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>6 tips to get the most out of your rechargeable hearing aids!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlum7ex2ith4.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:1000\/q:mauto\/https:\/\/www.hearingaidaccessories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AdobeStock_452143822.jpg\" alt=\"HAs\" width=\"200\" height=\"175\" align=\"left\" \/>1. Wear your hearing aids during the day for at least 6 hours every day and charge them every night.<\/p>\n<p>2. Don\u2019t let your hearing aids go completely dead. A \u201cdeep discharge\u201d of the lithium ion battery can shorten its overall lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>3. The same goes for your charger. If it has an on-board battery, avoid letting it go completely dead.<\/p>\n<p>4. Use the charger cable and wall plug that was<em>\u00a0originally provided by the hearing aid manufacturer<\/em>. Many of these hearing aid chargers have a voltage regulator in the plug. Using a different cable or wall plug can cause problems later.<\/p>\n<p>5. Plug the charger plug directly into a wall outlet, not an extension cord or a USB port.<\/p>\n<p>6. Lithium ion batteries in hearing aids last about 3 years on average before needing to be replaced. If your hearing aids aren&#8217;t lasting more than 6 hours on a single charge, then call our office to schedule a troubleshooting appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Need a new cable or wall plug from your hearing aid manufacturer? Call us at (919) 445-6744 to have your audiologist order a new set.*<\/p>\n<p>*fees may apply for hearing aids\u00a0out-of-warranty<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay on the lookout for an announcement in the coming weeks about our next Better Hearing Webinar on Wednesday June 7, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET on Zoom.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yours in Better Hearing,<br \/>\nThe UNC HCC Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 tips to get the most out of your rechargeable hearing aids! 1. Wear your hearing aids during the day for at least 6 hours every day and charge them every night. 2. Don\u2019t let your hearing aids go completely dead. A \u201cdeep discharge\u201d of the lithium ion battery can shorten its overall lifespan. 3. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/2023\/12\/6-tips-for-rechargeable-hearing-aids\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 6 Tips for Rechargeable Hearing Aids\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40637,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","odd"],"acf":[],"featured_image":false,"featured_image_medium":false,"featured_image_medium_large":false,"featured_image_large":false,"featured_image_thumbnail":false,"featured_image_alt":false,"category_details":[{"name":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/category\/news\/"}],"tag_details":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3682\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/sphs\/hcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}