Moisture Study on Nano-Coated Hearing Aids

According to the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) Behind-theEar (BTE) hearing aids often demonstrate greater problems with moisture than in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids [2]. BHI noted moisture is difficult to observe and not always easy to diagnose as the cause of hearing aid failure. As public awareness of hearing loss increases, research evaluating moisture and corrosion should additionally be more widely available. Strom [3] reported the private sector and the Veterans Administration (VA) continue to rely heavily on behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid technology (2011). The concept of Nano-coating technology is extensively accepted, and implemented by most major hearing aid manufacturers. Nano-coating was developed to help reduce moisture from entering hearing aids.