{"id":872,"date":"2018-12-12T11:39:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T11:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/?p=872"},"modified":"2021-06-07T10:13:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T10:13:51","slug":"micro-electronics-dont-like-the-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/micro-electronics-dont-like-the-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro-electronics Don\u2019t Like The Cold!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Micro-electronics like cell phones and hearing devices really don\u2019t like cold temperatures. If they\u2019re exposed to cooler temperatures for too long, they like to protest. Short exposure shouldn\u2019t be a problem but if you\u2019re heading out to walk the dog or a similarly long journey, don\u2019t be alarmed if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your hearing aid works intermittently (cuts in and out)<\/li>\n<li>The sound fades<\/li>\n<li>You hear some static<\/li>\n<li>Some sounds are distorted<\/li>\n<li>The hearing aid stops working<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not to worry! Once you return to a warmer environment the micro-electronics in the hearing aid should return to regular operation. Depending on the outdoor temperature, it could take some time before returning to normal.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re an avid lover of outdoor winter weather, here are a few tips that will help your hearing aid cope with the cold:<\/p>\n<h3>DEHUMIDIFIERS\/DRI-AID KITS<\/h3>\n<p>We associate a dehumidifier for our hearing aids with hot humid summer days, but condensation can be a real problem in winter. If your hearing device shows signs of problems listed above, open the battery door and place it into a Dri-Aid Dehumidifier. This will help prevent corrosion of the battery and damage to the electronics.<\/p>\n<h3>EAR GEAR<\/h3>\n<p>Ear Gear is like a sweater for your hearing device. It comes in multiple colours and slides over the main housing of the hearing aid to protect against moisture, dust and wind noise.<\/p>\n<p>These items are not expensive and are available at your local hearing clinic. So let\u2019s all embrace the cold, but remember that our hearing devices may need a little extra care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micro-electronics like cell phones and hearing devices really don\u2019t like cold temperatures. If they\u2019re exposed to cooler temperatures for too [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comment-faire"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceofhearing.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}