Wax Guard Replacement Intervals

How often a wax guard needs changing at each level of earwax production, which fitting each manufacturer uses, and why a blocked guard is the commonest reason a hearing aid appears to have died.

11 pages in this section. Trade and clinical conventions, taught everywhere and published as a standard by nobody.

• How Often to Change a Wax Guard With Little earwax With little earwax, a wax guard typically needs changing every 8 to 12 weeks. The real signal is the device sounding weak or dead rather than a date.
• How Often to Change a Wax Guard With Average earwax With average earwax, a wax guard typically needs changing every 4 to 8 weeks. The real signal is the device sounding weak or dead rather than a date.
• How Often to Change a Wax Guard With Heavy earwax With heavy earwax, a wax guard typically needs changing every 2 to 4 weeks. The real signal is the device sounding weak or dead rather than a date.
• How Often to Change a Wax Guard With Very heavy earwax With very heavy earwax, a wax guard typically needs changing every 1 to 2 weeks. The real signal is the device sounding weak or dead rather than a date.
• Wax Guards for Phonak Hearing Aids Phonak uses the Phonak wax guard fitting. Wax guards are brand specific and frequently model specific, and a guard that is nearly right does not seat.
• Wax Guards for Oticon Hearing Aids Oticon uses ProWax MiniFit filters. Wax guards are brand specific and frequently model specific, and a guard that is nearly right does not seat.
• Wax Guards for GN Resound Hearing Aids GN Resound uses the GN Resound wax guard fitting. Wax guards are brand specific and frequently model specific, and a guard that is nearly right does not seat.
• Wax Guards for Jabra Enhance Hearing Aids Jabra Enhance uses the GN wax guard fitting. Wax guards are brand specific and frequently model specific, and a guard that is nearly right does not seat.
• Wax Guards for Signia Hearing Aids Signia uses Signia miniReceiver wax guards, made by Sivantos. Wax guards are brand specific and frequently model specific, and a guard that is nearly right does not seat.
• Wax Guards for Starkey Hearing Aids Starkey uses Starkey wax guards, commonly 1.5 mm. Wax guards are brand specific and frequently model specific, and a guard that is nearly right does not seat.
• Wax Guards for Widex Hearing Aids Widex uses the Widex wax guard fitting. Wax guards are brand specific and frequently model specific, and a guard that is nearly right does not seat.

Not medical advice, not a hearing test, not a diagnosis. Everything in this section is general information compiled from published standards, regulatory classifications, manufacturer specifications and the consensus of verified owner reviews. The charts explain what a measurement shows. They cannot tell you what your hearing is, and nothing on this site can measure it. Only a licensed audiologist or physician can evaluate hearing. If hearing changed suddenly, affects one ear only, or comes with pain, drainage, dizziness or ringing alongside weakness or numbness, contact a doctor promptly rather than reading a chart.