Sweat Bands Socklets and Cochlear BTEs

Cochlear Corporation's Instructions
for Installing the "Sweat Band"
Wind and Weather Protection Socklet
on the ESPrit 22,24, or 3G

To date, the individuals using the Sweat Bands report:
   • it helps to reduce wind-noise
   • it repels water
   • it should protect the microphone/product from lightly splashy/sweaty situations

Use the following brief instructions as tips to install the Sweat Bands on the BTE. After participating in the sporting activity of your choice, please follow the manufacturer’s directions for cleaning and reuse.

		Start with any ESPrit and a sock or two. Most of the pictures show the 3G, but just employ the same techniques. The 3G is shown…it’s just a little trickier.
1. Start at the earhook end, 2.Slide the sock over. open the elastic end of the sock. Note: In some cases, the elastic may be too tight to fit over the end of the BTE. You can cut the elastic thread (do not cut the fabric!) to make it fit.
3. Stretch the sock tightly over the earhook tip or ball and slowly expand the threads (without breaking or cutting) over the ball.
4. Verify your settings.	5.For the 3G, slide the sock down and mark the exit point of the cable coil. NOTE: For the ESPrit and the ESPrit 22, these steps are not necessary since the cable exits the bottom of the processor.
	6. Expand the threads of the fabric over the pen, at the mark.		7. Slide the sock back to the top, allowing finger access. Detach the cable coil.
8. From the outside, insert the cable coil connector through the expanded opening and reconnect to the 3G.	9. Stretch the sock over the rest of the 3G.		10. Cover as much of the processor as possible.

With the speech processor or headset covered in this fashion, the amount of perspiration, salts, mist, and condensation (just from walking from outside into air-conditioning) should be reduced.