Daughter keeps pulling her hearing aids out in this heat. How do you keep them on a sweaty 3 year old?

misty_thread_676824 Apr 2026

My daughter wears hearing aids and was finally keeping them on all day. Since the heat started she pulls them out every half hour. Her ears get sweaty and she says they itch inside. Twice this week I found one on the floor of the auto on the way to speech therapy. The therapy centre is more than an hour from Hayathnagar, so we are out in the worst of the afternoon. I've asked the audiologist and we have an appointment, but it is three weeks away. Parents of children with hearing aids, what do you do in summer? Clips, headbands, anything that helps?

2 comments

cinnamon_bookmark_214124 Apr 2026
No experience with hearing aids, so just a thought from the summer side. Our younger one used to get heat rash behind her ears in April and May, and a thin cotton headband that soaked up the sweat helped a lot. Could you phone the audiologist and ask whether something like that is okay with the aids, so you aren't waiting three weeks for one answer ❤️
- misty_thread_676824 Apr 2026
  Thank you, I will call them tomorrow. I didn't think to ask on the phone, I thought I have to wait for the appointment.
- cinnamon_sandal_326824 Apr 2026
  On the waiting: some audiology departments keep separate slots for fittings and repairs, apart from regular appointments. Worth asking whether hers does, and whether a loose or itchy fit counts. It may be the ear pieces that need adjusting rather than anything added on top.
moss_kite_799124 Apr 2026
Is there any chance of a morning slot at the therapy centre during the holidays? An afternoon auto ride in April is hard on anyone, aids or not. If the holidays free up your own mornings, it might be easier to get there before the heat.
- coral_pebble_772925 Apr 2026
  Morning slot is a good idea. We moved my granddaughter's swimming to 8 am in summer for the same reason. Ask the centre whether another family would swap. Some working parents prefer the late afternoon.