Visiting Waterparks and either securing or wearing hearing aids

I used a Siemens Aquaris when learning to swim and needing to be able to understand the swim instructor. They are no longer made.

Realistically you are best to leave your good aids in the car but to enjoy the experience you will need some amplification.

There is a gap in the market for a cheap waterproof hearing aid that can be used when participating in sports or working near water. Search Aliexpress and sites like this looking for at least IP68 rating at a price that you can live with if they break.

It’s a pity we have to be defensive about where we take the aids we need so badly but go enjoy whatever activities you want to do.

Don’t leave your aids in a hot car. It could damage them. It’s not good for any electronics. However, if you have a cooler packs like the ones used for insulin or a cooler with ice packs you could be safe leaving hearing aids in the car.

My daughter wanted me to take her to a water park when she was little, and I also can’t hear squat without my aids. I tried keeping them in a sandwich bag while riding the slides and then putting them on afterwards to talk to her or service workers. This worked at first, but after a while water got in the bag and the aids (which were not water resistant back then) conked out. I’d imagine you could buy a better working waterproof case for this.

@wtolkien said:

I wouldn’t worry about leaving them in a hot car.

Hot cars can get up to 150° F.

Are you planning to put your HAs right onto the dash?

Even that temperature would be ok for a few hours, however I doubt it will ever get that high if, for example, you put them under the seat or in the glove compartment.

And that water can really do some damage!

Camera and phone and hearing aids oh my!

Things happen so fast.

DaveL

A Google search for Waterproof Pouch for phone will turn up several companies, so you can carry your phone or car keys, as well as your hearing aids, on your person
Note that if using for a phone the inside of (some, at least, in my case Aquapac) the pouch is slightly sticky and can be difficult to slide the phone down the inside The solution is to put in a couple of pieces of light card and slide the phone between them, then withdraw the card before closing the pouch

When going to the beach, a pool, places where people spray water, get into a sweat or outside with rain expected I leave my HAs at home. Too costly, no matter their water resistance rating.

I am currently looking into that as well. Please keep me posted if you find a convincing solution.

I started this thread a few days ago: Waterproof hearing aid case

Looks like one of the sources I name has gone silent. Their website still works – somewhat, but no way to contact them, their Twitter account does not exist any more and the last entry on Facebook is from March 2024. But maybe I’m wrong.

Apart from water parks, there are simply situations where you need a safe, waterproof, crush-proof place for the aids. And these situations are not always foreseeable, at least not in my life.

@Don3

A friend used a diaper bag successfully for years. Bragged about it. Then someone stole it…

DaveL

@DaveL said:

diaper bag

Diapers are expensive!

WH