"Child Resistant" hearing aid batteries — issues?

@morganmarshall64 said:

The child who inspired this law opened a coin battery that contained mercury in it from a remote control, which wasn’t childproof

My wife and I use the term disfunctionnal a lot in regards to the young generation, we have some here who drive around in the car with their child on their lap, who ride their ride-on lawnmowers with the 8 month old baby one their lap, they climb on the house roof with their 4 year old and think it all great fun, disfunctionnal is being very polite. This is the generation that is replacing us old " fogies"… They should kid proof them instead.

Wife was an ER nurse many moons ago and nothing burns her ass more a young kids on a riding mower.

Amazing letter. I’ve also wrote to state reps, and posted on TikTok my concerns with this law only to be harassed by someone under the name Free N. Hope Hess who is a “pediatrician” in FL who went on and on when I pointed out the issues. I also mentioned how long the battery was in the child’s stomach and she acted like a brat. About time more and more complaints come through. Again, law was passed due to negligent parents who instead of grieving forced their guilt for their inadequate supervision of THEIR child onto lawmakers who never should have passed this.

The concern I have is how long the battery was in that child’s stomach. It’s horrible when you delve into the very public details. The access to the battery could have been avoided, and they could have stopped the damage with a proper response time to the hospital. But alas, no one was adequately supervising their toddler aged child.

@morganmarshall64 said:

Again, law was passed due to negligent parents who instead of grieving forced their guilt for their inadequate supervision of THEIR child onto lawmakers who never should have passed this.

Ding! Ding! Ding! The ring of truth right here. We need to PUSH BACK HARD cuz we seniors have issues and rights, too.

@kgmgpm said:

memory card holder

Perhaps my smaller 312 batteries could even fit in one of these28 - but you’re SPOT ON. Amazon has gobs of options in the small memory card holder category. Thanks for that tip!!

I carry bat’s with me at all times, small memory card snap container inside a Velcro pouch same size, takes no room in my pocket. Glad to help, and I use metal shears to open those new every proof wrappers.

It was though, If you look into the details of the child’s death. The family didn’t keep the remote control out of reach of the child, the child ingested the battery, and it was living in her stomach until she became sick. She was also misdiagnosed with croup and sent home from the hospital, just to later return after they realized the battery was missing. Had they noticed it sooner, the lithium ion battery wouldn’t have dissolved, and could’ve been removed in a timely manner. They admitted to not knowing she ingested it.

Do you do anything to prevent the vertical sides of the batteries from touching or that doesn’t matter? A picture of your case opened and closed might be helpful.

This is my case. It’s fab!

My new waterproof Hearing Aid Battery Holder

[IMG_1226] My new HA battery holder is really designed well. Idea for travelling or camping etc due to being waterproof. It’s really strong as well. Just had to share!

Do you have links for where you purchased the case and insert?

I use a thin foam pad under them, when closed it’s all snug

I still have a lot of batteries (about a years worth) in the old packaging. You should keep a few of the empty old packages and refill them for travel or just for convenience instead of carrying the new packages.

COOL! My small memory card cases are arriving tomorrow. I think I’ll line them with a bit of that spider mat stuff - it’s like a sticky, silicone drawer lining.