149 replies8.5k viewsLast reply
I now use rechargeable hearing aids, however, I used 312 batteries for years, and the below Duracell ones were by far my favourite. The packaging is super easy, and the tabs on them are big and easy to remove as well. Could never find them in a shop, only on Amazon.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
I just cut the package of the new child-proof Costco 312 batteries in half - right across the center of the circle of batteries. Then I pry the plastic up from the cardboard and empty them on my table. To store the now-loose batteries, I put them in the old-style packaging (which I have a lot of, as I store my used batteries in those to recycle. Now that I need the old battery packaging, I remove the spent batteries and put tape around them so they don’t touch each other, and send those for recycling. It’s nowhere near as easy, and I am only 70 with mild artritis. Not gonna be easy when I hit 80…
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
Hopefully this is ok to post. A customer of mine alerted me to the issues people were having with the new hearing aid battery packaging. I created a case for him that was well received. It allows the user to cut all the batteries out of the new packaging in one sitting and then store them securely in the case. The case is made of plastic and the batteries are kept separated so they will not short out. Embedded magnets keep the batteries from spilling out while also making them easy to retrieve. It is a myth that magnets will reduce battery life.
Come check out the various sizes and configurations I have and let me know what you think.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
The first thing that happened to me was the batteries went all over the place. Kind of defeats the purpose of the new packaging.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
Hello, I have been quiet on this issue and would now like to share some thoughts. My background is as a nursing and healthcare executive and Board member. Additionally, my daughter-in-law is a pediatric radiologist and sees these cases in her practice. This is a case of terrible unanticipated consequences that while necessary for one population violates basic safety principles in design and roll out of a solution. My recommendation is to address this issue through well organized advocacy at the Federal level. Given the many issues in DC right now I think individual letters will be lost. Perhaps the Hearing Loss Association of America , American Academy of Audiology or one of the other groups would take up the issue and organize a campaign. Looking for an exemption seems to be the way to go.
The injuries from small batteries are serious, can be life threatening and there are more than mentioned in our discussion and the impact on those who can’t open the packaging for hearing aid batteries must also be addressed.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
I am also having trouble getting the batteries out of the plastic. I ended up cutting all the plastic and empting the batteries into a jar to find that they ended up not working, I just wasted 5 batteries (they were dead when I went to use them). I was going to take then back to Costco and complain, but it’s not worth my while to do so. So how are the rest of you getting them out one at a time.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
You shouldn’t store batteries in a way that they touch one another. This condition creates electrical shorts, which quickly deplete the batteries.
Batteries must be separated by insulator material.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
I really freaking hate the new packaging. It takes eons worth of effort to deal with. I’m sorry some toddler died but I shouldn’t be made to suffer for somebody else’s fatal mistake. If you ask me if you’re giving your toddler hearing aid batteries and not telling them “don’t swallow it,” or aren’t putting them out of their reach you’re the one who is asking for it.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
You shouldn’t store batteries in a way that they touch one another. This condition creates electrical shorts, which quickly deplete the batteries.
I’ve seen several posts recently that claimed this, but I’ve been carrying spare batteries in a little case attached to my key-ring for decades now and never noticed any problem …
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
They can touch each other side to side, like in a plane (think cookie sheet) as long as they are the same way up. If you case keeps them oriented from forming a circuit across their positive and negative terminals you’ll be fine. A bag or jar like for coins purse will be no good. Good thing there wasn’t a fire.
WH.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
I saved my old packages. I was able to purchase some of the old packaging, and will be reusing them. I don’t have kids in my home, and even if I did, they could just get a battery from my hearing aid itself, or the floor when it falls out of the packaging. 
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
The child proof packaging difficulties are no more.
Remove the paper backing. Use a lighter to flash the back side of the plastic.
The 1 or 2 seconds of heat softens the plastic instantly and with a slight pull separates the batteries from the packaging. They may even fall out, catch them
No cutting no hassle no need to whine about the new packaging
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
It is a very simple procedure
Remove the paper backing. Use a lighter to flash the back side of the plastic.
The 1 or 2 seconds of heat softens the plastic instantly and with a slight pull separates the batteries from the packaging. They may even fall out, catch them
No cutting no hassle no need to whine about the new packaging
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
There is every reason to whine about the package. It is inexcusably cumbersome and solves no known problem.
There is no reason for you to be condescending. This is a legitimate problem.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
The 1 or 2 seconds of heat softens the plastic instantly and with a slight pull separates the batteries from the packaging. They may even fall out, catch them
Remember to keep them apart
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
I don’t have a lighter. I am rarely around people who smoke. I just use brute force to separate a battery from its package.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
You’re ignoring this member’s posts.
Log in to reply to this topic.
Uncategorized7 replies
Hearing Aids105 replies
Hearing Aids20 replies
Hearing Aids73 replies
Hearing Aids37 replies
La Grange Highlands, IL
Poland
North West UK