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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAccording to the National Capital Poison Center, more than 3,500 people of all ages swallow button batteries<\/a> each year in the U.S. In many cases, the batteries simply pass through the body through a bowel movement, but sometimes they can be hung up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the chemicals in batteries \u2013 including mercury, silver and lithium \u2013 come into contact with body fluids, it creates an electrical current than can burn through tissues, cause serious organ damage and even lead to death<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For this reason, it\u2019s important to keep your hearing aid<\/a> batteries away from children and pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you or someone you know does ingest a battery, call the National Battery Ingestion Hotline at 800-498-8666 <\/strong>right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you or someone you know experiences an acid burn from a leaking battery, immediately wipe the area clean with a wet cloth then run cool water over the affected area for at least 15 minutes. Call your doctor if you continue to experience pain or discoloration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the most important aspects of caring for your hearing aid batteries is properly storing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When your batteries die, put them in a container that cannot be accessed by children or pets, and store them somewhere safe until you can take them to MarBorg Recycling<\/a>. Don\u2019t throw them in the trash, as they can leak and contaminate the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information about caring for hearing aids<\/a> and hearing aid batteries or to schedule an appointment with a hearing aid expert, call Hearing Services of Santa Barbara today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some modern hearing aids now have built-in rechargeable batteries, but many still rely on disposable button batteries. If you have the second type, it\u2019s important to know how to care for and store them, as these batteries contain heavy metals that can be very dangerous if not properly handled. Follow our tips below. How Can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"If you or someone you know does ingest a battery, call the National Battery Ingestion Hotline at 800-498-8666 right away.","_seopress_robots_index":"","event_date":"","formatted_date":"","formatted_time":"","location":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hearing-aids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4241"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6235,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4241\/revisions\/6235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts of Hearing Aid Storage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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