Golf and hearing aids

I wear them all the time, including when I play golf which is at least once a week. My old HAs were CICs and they had wind issues when riding in a cart. New aids are RIC and I don’t have any wind noise although every once in a while my hat will hit the program button and advance my aid to the next program. That’s easy enough to fix.
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I don’t wear mine when I play; too much input.

Just out of curiosity, why would you not wear them?

Thought that it might not be a good idea because of the heat - sweating.

jbobp - what do you mean by “too much input”? Thanks.

I play golf twice a week and always have my HA’s in. I live in a very warm climate year around but the sweating factor isn’t a problem. I have BTE type of HA’s. I like wearing them while playing because I can hear the sounds of nature around me as well as the swishing of the club through the grass and the sound of good contact with the ball. It’s all good!

What’s a warm climate? I live in Georgia and I sweat a lot, but even if I had a waterproof aid I wouldn’t wear them playing golf. I can hear birds and I can hear the club strike the ball I just like things to be as quiet as possible when I play. Maybe when I get better I’ll feel differently. It’s purely personal preference though.

Well I don’t see anyone mentioning how severe their loss is but if you can hear birds or the club striking the ball then your loss is pretty minimal. I think the quiet factor here may be getting taken to the extreme. Golf courses traditionally are usually pretty quiet to start off with. I mean if you need it that quiet there then how do you justify wearing aids elsewhere. Although I’m not a big golfer I do remember that part of the fun was the interaction shared amongst friends in the foursome. But if you can hear birds without your aids then you probably don’t need them to carry on a conversation.

Can you still hear without them when someone yells “FORE”:eek:

LOL. I hope so.

@Betty said:

Thought that it might not be a good idea because of the heat - sweating.

I trialled a pair of Oticon BTE’s (RIC’s) and each time I worked out (jogged or indoor aerobics) they would shut off. One or the other, or sometimes both. It took a couple of times to determine that it was due to my sweating…and I don’t even mean a LOT of sweat. It was frustrating and ultimately a deal-breaker for me, especially since I live in FL.

With CIC’s, though, I wear them all the time except to shower and sleep.

My understanding is that the biggest problem with hearing aids and golf is the wind noise. Evidently, there’s a lot of turbulence in hearing aid microphones. Resound has a model that locates the microphone within the concha, which is that skinny foldy thingie above the ear canal. This gives the the microphone some protection and works great when golfing. At least, that’s the the factory reps say. Most aids will digital wind noise suppression. I don’t know how effective they are so-so.

Sweat could also be a problem. A lot of the BTEs these days have shells that repel water with nano-coatings, whatever the heck that is. My recommendation is that you wear your aids at the course and try it. Make sure your aids are in warranty though. Good luck!