Jaspa 3 Dura Rechargeable Hearing Aid

To use the Jaspa 3/Jaspa 3 Dura hearing aid, start by positioning the device behind your ear, resting it comfortably on top. Next, gently place the soft dome at the entrance of your ear canal, inserting to the depth that feels comfortable. Ensures the tubing runs flush with your skin. The dome’s unique angle and shape are designed to securely anchor the hearing aid in place within your ear canal.

You simply pull the device from the top of your ear, and at the same time the soft dome is removed from your ear canal.

The tubing on the Jaspa 3 hearing aid models is designed to fit the shape of the right ear and the left ear separately. You must use the right sided tubing for the right ear, and a left one for the left ear. You can change tubing to make a left or right hearing aid using the one device if you wish. We include tubing for the left and right side, regardless of whether you select a left aid or a right aid.

The hearing aid is pre-assembled with the correct side tubing depending on your order for a left or right hearing aid.

Jaspa 3 Dura (Rechargeable model)
The Jaspa 3 Dura hearing aid is powered by a cutting-edge lithium-ion battery engineered for extended and reliable performance. The user-friendly magnetic charging case stores enough power into the battery to provide 20 hours of full-capacity usage after a single complete charge. This means you can enjoy days of use before needing to recharge. Simply insert the devices into the charger overnight when they’re not in use, and recharge as needed.

 Do I need to replace the rechargeable battery?
No, the battery is not required to be replaced, and is encased in the hearing aid. Like any lithium battery, you can expect a gradual reduction in the hours of continuous use following a full charge over several years.

• How does the charger work?
  The charger functions by being connected to a power source, similar to standard chargers. Its unique feature is that it can store power. This means you can charge your hearing aids using the charger alone, without needing to plug it into a wall outlet. The charger can fully recharge the hearing aids up to 3 times before requiring a wall recharge. When connected to a wall outlet, it simultaneously charges both itself and the hearing aids. Alternatively, if you’re using the hearing aids, you have the option to solely recharge the charger. The advantage of the charger’s ability to hold a charge is especially useful for travel. It allows the hearing aids to be recharged multiple times over several days without requiring an external power source.

 Jaspa 3 BTE (Non rechargeable model)

The power consumption of the battery depends largely on two things, how many hours a day you are using the aid, and the volume level that you are using it at. If you are only wearing the aid a few hours a day, then you will get up to four weeks from a single battery.
If you are wearing it much more, say 10 hours a day or more, and you needed to use the louder programs, then you will get between 1- 2 weeks from a battery.

We supply very cheap battery packets on the website, for $2 a packet. In a packet there are 6 batteries, so one packet should last you 2-3 months per aid.

• How much does a year’s supply of batteries cost?
  One year supply of batteries will cost approximately $15-24 for one hearing aid. The size 312 batteries are available via the accessories shop.

Most people replace their hearing aids every 3 years. If you take good care of your hearing aids, they can last up to 5 years.

We recommend the use of a simple drying container and moisture removal tablet to use with all PocketAid devices (non-electronic). Drying tablets and drying containers are very inexpensive (and available on the website). You simply place the hearing aids in the drying container at night which removes any moisture from within the hearing aid. In Australia the humidity is high, and we recommend placing your aids in a drying container once a month to remove and moisture.

If you have hearing loss in both ears, you will do much better with two hearing aids. In fact, you will most likely do twice as well compared to using one hearing aid. The benefits to wearing two hearing aids over one is similar to that of glasses. Correcting both eyes brings much better focus, clarity, depth etc.

The benefits to wearing two hearing aids has extensive benefits.

• Improved signal to noise ratio. Expect to hear the speech amongst the noise much better with two hearing aids.
• Improved balance and acoustic awareness. You will feel an equal level of sound in both ears, which brings with it a feeling of auditory balance.
• Better localisation. Your brain using timing information from when sounds hits one ear and when sound hits the other ear to tell you which direction a sound is coming from. The use of both ears improves your ability to localise sounds in your environment.
• 360-degree hearing. If you only fit one ear with a hearing aid, and you need a hearing aid both ears, then you won’t hear as well from the non-fitted side. The use of two aids gives you 360-degree hearing.

Are there circumstances where one aid is enough?

In situations where one ear has severely limited hearing or is considered a ‘dead ear’, or alternatively, if one ear has normal hearing, the use of two hearing aids is generally unnecessary. In these instances, a hearing aid would not be advantageous for the ear with either extremely poor or normal hearing ability.

As electronic devices, you cannot submerge the hearing aids in water. You cannot swim or shower with the hearing aids in. However, the hearing aid materials are well equipped to manage humidity and small amounts of moisture.

When using any hearing aid, including the Jaspa 3 hearing aids, it’s essential to understand that the sound travels through your ear canal to reach your eardrum. Earwax in the canal can block this sound path, diminishing the benefits of wearing a hearing aid.

You should have the wax removed from your ears on a regular basis (for most people this is once to twice a year), but if you get significant wax build up you should clean your ears more often).

With the Jaspa 3 hearing aids, it is very easy to clean the tubing (with the cleaning pin provided in the box). As the hearing aid itself sits on top of your ear, it is not subjected to wax in any way.