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Further information
Useful Leaflets
Introduction to your hearing aids
A leaflet explaining how to get used to your hearing aids, and some tips for getting the most out of them:
Introduction to your hearing aids
How to insert your earmoulds
Photographs of how you should hold your earmoulds before inserting them:
Correct earmould insertion
Photographs of an earmould correctly and incorrectly inserted:
Correct slimtube insertion
Photographs of a slimtube correctly and incorrectly inserted:
How to cut hearing aid tubing
A photographic guide to cutting hearing aid tubing to the correct size:
Connecting to Bluetooth
A guide on how to connect your Phonak hearing aids to Bluetooth devices:
Volunteer clinics
We run clinics for retubing and cleaning hearing aids at some of our community sites, this link contains contact details and locations for them all:
Videos
How to turn hearing aids on and off
This video shows an “M” size hearing aid, but the procedure is the same for all Phonak battery-powered hearing aids
This video shows an “M” size hearing aid, but the procedure is the same for all Phonak battery-powered hearing aids.
How to insert hearing aids with earmoulds
How to remove hearing aids with earmoulds
How to insert hearing aids with slimtubes
How to change tubing in earmoulds
Videos on external websites
There are also some useful videos made by other organisations here:
Detailed video on inserting hearing aids with slimtubes
Detailed video on inserting hearing aids with moulds
Useful links and documents
deafPLUS Somerset Newsletter
Information for patients in Somerset about maintenance clinics, equipment demonstrations and information from the deafPLUS mobile service, and lip-reading classes:
RNID tips on getting used to hearing aids
Tips from the RNID on getting used to hearing aids & what to expect from them
RNID tips on communicating with someone with hearing loss
Tips & advice from the RNID about how best to communicate with someone who has a hearing loss
RNID information on managing tinnitus
Information and support from the RNID if you have tinnitus
Information about cochlear implants
Information about when a cochlear implant might be suitable & how to get an info pack
