The current range of NHS hearing aids and cochlear implants features a selection of colours, including bright primary colours, softer pastels, metallics and animal print. This is great news for children, who may not be as keen on the beige, brown and grey shades that adults often wear. Ear Gear comes in a range of colours for a variety of hearings aids and cochlear implants. These covers are removable and help protect the aids against moisture and dirt.

If your Ear Gear does become moist, be sure to remove it from your hearing instrument and allow it to dry before the next use.

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What happens when the teachers and families of deaf children are given intensive support and training? We don’t use foils that need acetone to remove them, as this would damage the implant, and we also keep the decorations away from the microphone.” Ear gear will help protect your hearing aid from dirt, dust, sweat, moisture and loss. They can also reduce the effect of wind noise. Just make sure the design is only at the front of the softband and doesn't interfere with the microphone.”

You can hand wash with a mild detergent, then rinse your Ear Gear under cold running water and allow it to drip dry). Ear Gear is a unique product, it protects your BTE hearing instruments from loss, dust, moisture and sweat. It helps reduce wind noise on the microphones of your hearing aids. It also look pretty good too! N.B. it is water resistant NOT waterproof!This product ships as a cordless pair of Ear Gear sleeves, if you wear a pair of hearing aids you have one for each ear, if you wear a single hearing aid you have a spare!

Importantly, Ear Gear has been tested and found to be effectively acoustically transparent; there is virtually no loss of sound quality with Ear Gear. Suitable for everyone and ideal for children, Ear Gear cover the hearing aid and help keep small fingers at bay. If your child wants their hearing aids or cochlear implants to be colourful, ask your audiologist about the range of shades or designs available for their model. If you can’t get coloured options from your audiologist, there are ways you and your child can customise the technology. Important information to know before decoratingEar Gear is available in some great colours. Ear Gear Original is designed to fit hearing aids from 1.25 to 2 inches (3.2cm to 5cm), Ear Gear Mini Curved fits hearing aids from 1 to 1.25 inches (2.5cm to 3.2cm), and Ear Gear Micro fits the smallest hearing aids that are 1 inch or less (that’s 2.5cm). Ear Gear is a spandex sleeve that slides onto your hearing instrument to protect it from moisture, sweat, dust, dirt and wind noise. The Ear Gear corded models come with a 9-inch elastic cord and clip that can be attached to clothing, preventing your hearing instrument from falling off and getting lost. Skinit covers are available for the Cochlear Nucleus Freedom, Cochlear Nucleus 5, Advanced Bionics Harmony and Advanced Bionics Neptune sound processors. In addition to our standard Ear Gear colors, we offer a wide range of custom options. You can even mix and match colors between each sleeve, the cord, and the clip to reflect your unique personality.