How to Dry Out Your Hearing Aids

If your hearing aids have removeable button batteries, turn your hearing aids off, open the battery door, and remove the batteries. Keeping a wet battery inside hearing aids can cause further damage.

It’s also best to be on the safe side and recycle the batteries that were exposed. If your hearing aids have zinc-air batteries, discard them immediately, as they can corrode after water exposure.

If you have rechargeable hearing aids, don’t place your hearing aids back on the charger until you’re certain they’re dry and there was no water damage to the battery. 

Remove any excess moisture by it gently wiping with a dry cloth. This will help speed up the overall process of drying out your wet hearing aids.

For hearing aids using button batteries, only replace your batteries when you are certain your hearing aids are completely dry. If you’re not yet positive they are dry, it’s better to wait a little longer than to risk further damage.

If the lithium-ion battery in your rechargeable hearing aid gets wet, It may need to be discarded. Once exposed to water, lithium-ion batteries can discharge, short circuit, or corrode.  Water exposure can trigger potentially hazardous chemical reactions in the battery.