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Who am I kidding…this is primarily a gripe session
but also a question because I’m open-minded enough to know that I could be missing something here…

I’m in a loaner set of aids while my Marvels are sent away for repair. These loaners are Lumity L90-R
I haven’t been wearing them for a few days now due to some canal infection or irritation
but I’ve been bringing them along in my pocket just in case I want them.

So twice now my daughter or wife has asked “what’s that noise?” (hearing the feedback)
so I’ve learned that with the aids off in the charging case, when I pull the plug to put the case in my pocket, it turns the aids on inside the case.

seems like a MAJOR design flaw!

the scenario I’m imagining:

  • batts are low, and I turn them off and drop them in the charger at bedtime
  • I have no idea how long these things take to charge fully, but let’s say they reach 100% by midnight
  • at 12:01 AM the power goes out because of a storm (and the aids turn on in the case)
  • power comes back at 6:00AM
  • I wake at 6:01 AM not knowing about the power outage, expecting fully charged aids for the day…
  • but what I find is aids that are 6 hours into the daily discharge

So what am I doing wrong?
or
Is this another reason confirming my dislike of rechargeable over my disposal 13 battery aids?

They’re set to power on when removed from the charger. Removing the power from the charger has the same effect.

You can set the aids to stay off by changing the ‘Auto On’ settings in My Phonak.

I have the Oticon INTENT1 rechargeable aids with the travel charger that had its own battery pack, I don’t have to worry about the power going out. The charger can recharge the aids fully at least 3 timez, and I have seen up to 5 charges of my aids without the need to recharge the charger. In my opinion it is the only way to go and well worth the extra expense

It’s pretty common for hearing manufactures to offer some kind on charger with a battery backup. So if you are concerned, then that’s the charger you want to use.

These chargers often use an USB cable to charge the hearing aid charger, USB ports are pretty common in newer cars and of course laptops have USB ports too. So if the power outage lasts for days, you can still charge your hearing aids.

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