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Getting to Know Your Hearing Aids

In this learning session, you’ll find:

How to Identify the Components of Your Hearing Aids
How to Adjust the Volume
What Programs Are Available and How to Change From One to Another
Telling the Left and Right Hearing Aids Apart
How to Change the Batteries
3 Tips to Ensure You Never Run Out of Battery Power

Estimated time for this Session: 8 - 10 minutes

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Your Hearing Aid Model

Beltone Rely 63 RIE

63 is your model number
Your hearing aid uses replaceable batteries
RIE stands for receiver-in-ear, which refers to the speaker that produces the sound is in the ear canal

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Hearing Aid Components

There are three main components to your Beltone Rely 63 RIE

	The Push Button Use to change volume, select programs and activate streaming to accessories.
	Microphones (2) Located at the top of the hearing aid body, each microphone picks up sounds from either behind or in front of you.
	Receiver The speaker produces the sound you hear. The receiver is protected by the rubber dome, which also helps secure a comfortable fit in your ear canal.

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Turning Your Hearing Aids On and Off

Turn On

Close the battery hatch. You will be able to feel the battery hatch close with a click.

Turn Off

Use a fingernail to open the battery hatch with a click.

Pro Tip

When turning off your hearing aids, be careful not to fully open the battery hatch. This increases the risk of accidentally breaking or bending the battery hatch.

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Changing Volume and Programs

The functions listed below are the default settings for the multi-function button.

Please Note: If your hearing care professional has customized your multi-function button specifically to you, the instructions below might not apply.

Adjust Volume

A short click up or down will increase or decrease the volume.
You will hear a single beep with each click.

Switching Programs

Press and hold up for 1 second to switch to the next program.
You will hear a certain number of beeps indicating the program you have selected.
Example: 1 beep indicates program 1, 2 beeps indicates program 2, etc.

Activate Streaming

Press and hold down for 3 seconds to activate streaming to accessories.
Example: If you have a TV Link 2 or a myPAL PRO or Micro device, press and hold down for 3 seconds to activate.
Upon activating streaming, you'll hear a short melody, after which you can stream sound from a TV streamer, extra microphone or other accessory.

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Program Choices

All-Around

The All-Around program is designed to give you optimal sound amplification across the many different situations you encounter throughout your day.

Situation: Your day-to-day routine. This program is activated by default when you turn on your hearing aids.

Restaurant

The Restaurant program improves speech clarity and reduces background noise in busy environments. It specifically enhances speech and sounds coming from in front of you, making it easier to follow the conversation at your table.

Situation: Sitting with other people at restaurants, coffee meetups, meetings and appointments.

Outdoor

The Outdoor program focuses on wind and noise reduction while still keeping you aware of your surroundings, For example, you remain aware of cars, bikes, and others around you.

Situation: Outdoor walks, cycling, hiking, jogging, or even driving your car.

Music

The Music program helps to optimize your listening experience by enhancing the details of the lower, middle, and higher notes.

Situation: Listening to any form of recorded or music, as well as singing or performing music yourself.

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Identifying the Left From the Right

To avoid grabbing the wrong hearing aid by mistake, the left one is marked with a blue indicator at the bottom of the hearing aid.

Your right hearing aid is marked with a red indicator at the bottom of the hearing aid.

Why is this important?

If you have two hearing aids, they may be tuned differently to give you the best sound amplification according to the specific hearing loss in each ear.

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Changing the Battery

Changing the battery couldn't be simpler, see for yourself on the video below.

Remember the 2-Minute Rule

When changing batteries, remember to wait 2 minutes after removing the sticker,
before inserting the battery into your hearing aid.

Never Run Out of Battery Power

Keep a Spare Set of Batteries with You

Just like checking for your phone, make a habit of ensuring your have an extra set of batteries with you when you leave the house.

Add “Get Batteries” to Your Calendar

When you’ve used up your first pack of batteries you can estimate when you’ll need to buy more, based on how long your first pack lasted and how many packs you have left. Add a purchase reminder to your calendar.

Note: New, high-quality batteries can be purchased at your Beltone store or at shop.beltone.com.

Turn Off Your Hearing Aids at Night

Save power by turning off your hearing aids when you go to sleep at night. After you’ve removed them, open the battery hatch slightly. You might want to keep a note by your bedside as a reminder.

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Good Questions for Your Hearing Care Professional

Your hearing care professional may have written down important details about your hearing aid and how it has been configured. If you’re not clear on something, here are some good questions to ask:

Which programs are on my hearing aid? What are programs 1, 2 and 3?

How is my push button or multi-function button configured? How do I change programs?

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In a few days, you’ll receive an email with a link to your next learning session. If you have question, please contact your Beltone Hearing Care Professional