Monday, October 02, 2006
Hearing Aid Vacuum Helps Batteries Last Longer?
We received an email from a customer recently who is very satisfied with My Vac, a vacuum pump specifically for the consumer for maintaining their own hearing aids. We get emails quite often thanking us for My Vac, but this customer was very specific about how My Vac had helped his hearing aid batteries last longer. Here is the email:
Hi,
Thank you for being in business.
I love My Vac. I want to pass some information on to people about my experience with My Vac.
My batteries last 75% longer. All the while (before I purchased it) I use to replace batteries often, 3 to 4 times a month. Now one battery last a month and longer. Why, by properly cleaning my hearing device, My Vac is awesome. My hearing is much, much, clearer.
Thanks again,
Ron S
Oakdale, California 95361
So, how does keeping your hearing aids clean help your batteries last longer? I will get into that in detail in our next email newsletter, but basically with newer hearing aid electronics, the more amplification needed, the more power is required from the battery. I’ll give you an example. Let’s say your hearing aid sound outlet is partially blocked with earwax. This is going to impede the sound somewhat, so you will need more amplification to overcome this obstruction. So, to compensate you adjust the volume control. In doing so you have called for more gain from the hearing aid amplifier, which will use more power from the battery. It is one of those cause-and-effect things.
Hi,
Thank you for being in business.
I love My Vac. I want to pass some information on to people about my experience with My Vac.
My batteries last 75% longer. All the while (before I purchased it) I use to replace batteries often, 3 to 4 times a month. Now one battery last a month and longer. Why, by properly cleaning my hearing device, My Vac is awesome. My hearing is much, much, clearer.
Thanks again,
Ron S
Oakdale, California 95361
So, how does keeping your hearing aids clean help your batteries last longer? I will get into that in detail in our next email newsletter, but basically with newer hearing aid electronics, the more amplification needed, the more power is required from the battery. I’ll give you an example. Let’s say your hearing aid sound outlet is partially blocked with earwax. This is going to impede the sound somewhat, so you will need more amplification to overcome this obstruction. So, to compensate you adjust the volume control. In doing so you have called for more gain from the hearing aid amplifier, which will use more power from the battery. It is one of those cause-and-effect things.
