How Long Should a Child Wear Hearing Aids Each Day?
The audiologists at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics like to tell children that their new hearing aids are now part of their clothes. So, when a child gets dressed in the morning, they should put on a shirt, pants and hearing aids. When the child gets undressed at night, they should take off the shirt, take off the pants and take off the hearing aids. Children should not wear their hearing aids when sleeping, bathing/showering, swimming or around loud noise. The more time children spend wearing their hearing aids, the better their speech, language, learning and social outcomes will be. When the hearing aids are not in the ears, they should go into the dehumidifier where they will be kept safe and dry. Hearing aids should never be put in a pocket, on the coffee table or in a back pack. They could go through the washing machine, be eaten by the dog or be crushed by books!
