{"id":232499,"date":"2025-06-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horendgoed.nl\/geen-onderdeel-van-een-categorie\/earwax-the-enemy-of-your-hearing-aid\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:49:21","slug":"earwax-the-enemy-of-your-hearing-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horendgoed.nl\/en\/products\/earwax-the-enemy-of-your-hearing-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Earwax: the enemy of your hearing aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earwax. It doesn’t sound sexy and it usually doesn’t look charming either. Yet the stuff is important for your ears. Earwax keeps your ear canal supple, protects against dirt, bacteria and dehydration. But: your hearing aid is not so fond of it. In fact, earwax is the biggest reason why hearing aids stop working properly or even break down. And that is a shame. <\/p>\n\n

In this blog, we explain why earwax so easily sabotages your hearing aid, how to prevent it, and how to keep your ears clean in a safe way – even with a high-tech camera.<\/p>\n\n

Why your ears make wax (and why that’s okay)<\/h2>\n\n

Earwax is a kind of self-cleaning mechanism of your body. It traps dust particles, keeps the skin in your ear canal supple and provides a slightly acidic environment where bacteria don’t feel comfortable. In other words, earwax is not waste; it is a protective layer. <\/p>\n\n

But when you wear a hearing aid, that wax can accumulate in places it shouldn’t. In your ear as well as in the device itself. <\/p>\n\n

What does earwax do to your hearing aid?<\/h2>\n\n

Hearing aids are little marvels of technology. But they are also fragile. Certainly the speaker, sound channel and microphones are susceptible to dirt. And guess what? Earwax is sticky, greasy and crawls all over the place. It can: <\/p>\n\n