How to care for my Phonak hearing aid (open fit)

Ear Care and Audiology

How to clean my hearing aid

To request cleaning rods or tubing

What do I need to clean my hearing aid?

  • Your hearing aid
  • Cleaning rod
  • Wet wipe

Daily cleaning care

Wipe the tubing and dome using a wet wipe.

Ensure it is dry afterwards.

Regular cleaning care

1

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A person screwing or unscrewing the tubing from a hearing aid

Separate the tubing from the hearing aid by unscrewing (clockwise) the tubing away from the hearing aid.

You do not need to disconnect the dome from the tubing.

2

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A person inserting a cleaning rod into the hearing aid tubing

Feed the cleaning rod through the hole in the top of the tubing until it comes out of the dome.

You may need to move the end bit of plastic out of the way to allow the cleaning rod to come out the other end.

3

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A Phonak hearing aid

Screw the tubing and dome back into the hearing aid until you are unable to screw it any further.

Wipe down the cleaning rod as this can be reused.

How to replace the tubing

1

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A Phonak hearing aid

Separate the tubing from the hearing aid by unscrewing (clockwise) the tubing away from the hearing aid.

You can discard the old tubing.

2

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Tubing shown with two ends

Screw the new tubing into the hearing aid.

Ensure that the colour of the writing on the tubing matches with the colour indicator in the battery compartment.

Red - right
Blue - left

3

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A Phonak hearing aid

Your hearing aid should now look like this. 

This should be repeated at least every 6 months.

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  • Page last reviewed: 8 August 2024
  • Next review due: 31 March 2025