Hearing Aid and Eyeglasses

@cvkemp said:

My aids and glasses go own even before I dress.

LOL! That made me giggle.

Yes. I don’t know whassup with those new, clunkier eyeglass frames?

I wear Silhouettes28 with an almost invisible wire frame, so I have no issues putting them on with my slightly large-ish Phonak Lumity Life (NON)waterproof aids.

It’s the dang behind-the-ear face mask that gives me grief. Well, it did all the months I wore it…

My dad had these back in the '70s. I thought they were WAY cooler than the aid-in-a-shirt-pocket he replaced with these.

I have small S-shaped pieces of plastic that came with the little plastic guards I bought to keep the mask away from my lips/nose. The S hooks each of the loops of the mask so they hang on that rather than your ears. A little less likely to fling your aids off.

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Thanks man. Guess what I have now? Love them.

I guess I am lucky having never had a problem with both glasses and hearing aids. My aids are UK NHS BTE with moulds not domes.
Glasses fitting is important so they stay in place. Soft Silicone nose pads help with this.

Directly OT but I was concerned about loosing my aids or them falling out and being stepped on when masks were a legal requirement when Covid infection rates were high. Once I understood the rules and specifically that shops etc. could not request proof of exemption I simply wore an exemption badge second time around. I was not challanged once.

The only time I wear an ear loop face mask is on the plane when I don’t wear my hearing aids. Ear loops just pull my ears forward and out fall my RIC hearing aids. I use face masks with proper head bands which don’t interfere with my ears and hearing aids.

Hi. The one in the photo, aren’t they an older Oticon model- like 2015 or so? Earlier than the Oticon More? Thanks!

Not sure which photo you are referring to, but here’s a closeup comparison between the Philips 9030 and the newest Oticon More 1.

Canada doesn’t use pennies anymore, so the best I could do was a nickle

Also, the iPhone lens distorts and warps angles. If something doesn’t look lined up, that’s the iPhone doing weird stuff to photos. If I took a picture with my 35mm mirrorless camera, it would be lined up correctly.

You can see the Oticon is slightly smaller than the Philips 9030 in this picture. It is also lighter too, however I haven’t put it on any sensitive scales yet to measure the grams.

Here’s an end-view:

EDIT: Also, I just realized the white spots on the Philips 9030 in the first photo. Those aren’t dust spots. I just examined my Philips closer and they are evident on both sides. They look like they might be mics? They look white in the picture because the light is shining back on the camera lens. They look black and glossy in person. I can also see they are evident on the Oticon’s picture too, many of them in the same place.

I believe the hearLink 9030 is also available using a size 312 battery. I believe the battery powered ones may be slightly smaller or thinner.

My Rexton based KS8 is definitely thinner than the Resound One 9 I am currently trialing.

Hi there! Welcome to the group! I totally get the struggle with glasses sliding off while wearing hearing aids.

When getting new glasses, consider styles that fit snugly or have adjustable nose pads. Some frames work better with hearing aids than others.

You might want to check out the eyewear program on eyewebsafety12 for guidence on this. You’re not alone in facing this issue! Good luck!

I purchased glasses which have straight arms, Oakley brand. Great for hearing aids.

Before cataract surgery I wore progressives.
I started to wear frames with thin straight arms.
No problems with the hearing aids.

I just got my HA a month ago and discovered that removing my glasses could cause them to disconnect a phone call. Now disabling the tap ‘feature’ on the HA. I use my watch to accept/end calls. Glasses are a PITA.