"Child Resistant" hearing aid batteries — issues?

Finally (maybe) a reason to like my Phonak Audeo Paradise P90R’s rechargeable batteries.
Except day before yesterday I adapted a program and used it from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. They died. I couldn’t hear anything until about 7:00 pm when they finally were charged enough to last the rest of the day. Capacity is an issue; they don’t last long enough

a thought–drug stores dispense prescriptions in different containers for seniors. I use those. They are easy to open. They will split pills too. Perhaps they can take those new containers, empty them, and put them in a suitable container for those of us that have issues.

We just got our first packs of batteries in the new packaging. It’s terrible! I cannot figure out an easy cut to get the batteries out, and now, I have to either carry scissors with us when we are out, or carry loose batteries somehow for just in case situations. I have arthritis in my right thumb, and it has already been difficult with the shorter tabs, but now, it’s a frustrating pain situation to get the little devils out for my son. Thank God he isn’t needing to get them out himself!

And we have 2-3 years till he can get rechargeables!

I can hardly wait to see what TSA thinks about carrying scissors!

When I looked up the law it seemed to imply the law didn’t apply to medical use and yet here we are!

I don’t understand how children after the first cut can’t get to the rest of them! I also think children still have access to the lower power removed batteries anyway, so why not just make a case that it child proof and leave the packaging alone. This law was not well thought out, imho.

Found this interesting. Apparently almost all of the fatalities related to disposable batteries are lithium ion batteries in 2032 size (way bigger than hearing aid batteries) Unfortunately (as is often the case) the legislature painted with too broad a brush to solve a real issue.
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/774838-overview?ecd=wnl_critimg_240802_mscpref_etid6712085&uac=291877PK&impID=671208597

Back when i used throw away batteries I simply changed them every fourth morning

It’s not just toxicity, but also the possibility of choking and suffocation, as well as getting stuck in the baby’s body. Such stuckness risks the formation of sores in the esophagus, ulceration and then life-threatening perforation.

Look who wrote the bill, and who signed it, should answer your question very quickly!!

And anyone that doesn’t properly handle these should be held accountable, not the whole world. Smoking kills too………

This is on Reese’s website… "Reese swallowed a button battery in October 2020; she endured countless surgeries and scopes and was intubated under sedation for 40 days. Reese lost her fight on December 17, 2020, at just 18 months old. "
It seems to me that it wasn’t a hearing aid battery to begin with and the real reason the child died was from incompetent medical care.
Also I found that she removed the battery from a remote so what does that have to do with hearing aid battery packaging.?

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Basically agree except for judgement on incompetent medical care. I don’t know enough about the case. One can do everything right in medicine and the patient can still die.

This is just a set towards banning disposable batteries. I thought that the regulation was stupid but the EU is even worse most times.

The new packaging is a pain- if my batteries die in the car, I have to wait till I get home because I don’t carry scissors in my car. Even when I’m home, it takes FOREVER to get them out of the packaging and I pray I don’t shoot it across the room or cut myself on the plastic.
I understand the need for new packaging, but this is ridiculous. There has to be a better solution. I’m not too old yet, but my parents can’t get the packaging open and had to purchase new rechargeable hearing aids- I can’t afford to do that.