Inexpensive Device For Kayaking

Well, unfortunately I don’t have water proof aids and would like some feed back on possibly some
devices that others have used while boating or similar to that.

My apologies. I thought you were asking what options you might have. Another waterproof HA is a device I have purchased to use while boating and similar, and is an option.

@Don said:

You could get something like this, and if they get lost it wouldn’t be that big a deal. I’ve heard some good things on the board about them.

http://www.mdhearingaid.com/

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You could get something like this, and if they get lost it wouldn’t be that big a deal. I’ve heard some good things on the board about them.

http://www.mdhearingaid.com/

Great question!

I train and race open water kayaks and have the same problem. There is a lot of splashing, rain and waves in the face, sweat, and an occassional surprise swim. So I was thinking of buying just one of the waterproof Siemens Aquaris, then secure it with a sports clip and/or hat. It isn’t a cheap solution, but it would not put my primary pair of aids at risk. While I have never tried them, I like the idea of the relatively inexpensive aids shown at the previously mentioned mdhearingaid.com20 site. I would protect them with ear gear and secure them with a pullover cap, swim cap, or sport clip.

So what have I done to solve the problem? I used the money instead to buy another boat, put a “deaf” sticker on my boat to remind people I can’t hear them over wind and wave noise, and have slowly trained a my closest training partners to paddle on my “good side!”

I’m also a kayaker/boater, frequently on the water. But not racing or whitewater, just nice relaxing paddling, fishing, camping, etc. I love to do it with naked ears, too, but when others are around it doesn’t seem too polite.

I use Phonak Naidas, specifically because of their water resistance, and I need the power. Mine are 3-4 years old, pre-nano tech coatings that are so common these days. The Naidas are not for swimming but I felt I could get away with the occasional spill. So far it hasn’t happened. My biggest problem is wind noise. Drives me crazy, and I can’t seem to get it reduced any further. I’ll be getting some of the sweatbands for that when I decide on my new aids. There are a couple of different brands/styles available.

Where do you get the “deaf” sticker - I’d like to put them on my boats.

I buy “deaf” stickers from deafbikesigns.com54

She has a variety of decals.

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I buy “deaf” stickers from deafbikesigns.com

She has a variety of decals.

There are the Walker Game Ear’s.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=walker+game+ears&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=31934703570&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12996676240687112620&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_12sca0j3ng_b7

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There are the Walker Game Ear’s.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=walker+game+ears&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=31934703570&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12996676240687112620&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_12sca0j3ng_b