The 10 most dangerous places for a hearing aid

Once I was in a barber saloon. I placed my hearing aid somewhere but the barber used an hair spray and it splashed on the hearing aid causing a temporary break down

I’m a new HA user, but I’ve thought about this because sometimes I expect to find myself in situations where I will not want them in use or on, like at a loud rock music concert. When I can plan what to do, I’ll bring my carrying case and put it in my pants pocket. When I’m surprised, as I was recently when movie theater music came on extremely loud, I plan to shut the HAs off and quickly put them in my shirt pocket. For those with much more experience, are my plans wise?

Yep. Pencil me in for “DOG ATE 'EM!” Happened at my in-laws, where I woke up to see a trail of small plastic shards and wires leading out the door and down the hall. I guess they didn’t TASTE so good for the doggie to swallow 'em down?

#5 on the list: In the Ocean. Not gonna happen even with so-called “waterproof” Phonak Lumity Life aids for me - no sirree! Even taking them out and leaving them exposed to salty sea air would likely diminish their performance.

I would also add: In the Glovebox. Inside a car, it’s got to be 120F on summer days. That was a problem for me in Hawai’i, where I dared NOT leave them in a backpack on the sand while in the water. So I packed a small cooler, wrapped my aids up real good so they wouldn’t get moist, and kept them at a cooler temp INSIDE the locked car when snorkeling.

Yes, one of the least mentioned advantages of rechargeables is that i must put them in the charger before bed. With battery aids i would to often take them off wherever, flip the doors open, set them down, and forget where i set them by the next morning

Thank you. If I plan to go to a super noisy event, I would take my hard plastic shell carrying case, turn them off and put them in the case, and then put that case in my pocket. I have hearing plugs designed for concerts that I would then use. The beach presents a special problem so, if possible and I remember what I should do, I would leave them where I’m staying and not wear them to the beach. Luckily, my haring is ok for that.

I never had that prob cuz with my older Phonak Marvel aids, they came out of my ears, battery doors opened, and dropped into a Widex UV Sanitizer.

With my Lumity Life rechargeable aids, you can’t sanitize them in the charging base. DOH! So I just don’t do that anymore. I have itchy ears, but how can I sanitize them for 4 hours when I need them in my ears?

That, to me, is a downside of rechargeables over battery-operated.

WHOA NELLY!!! Tell us the make & model! Did you toss those jeans in the dryer, too? Maybe that’s what saved them.

Phonak Audeo Paradise, they’ve been great! I didn’t realize what happened until they were halfway through the dryer, so that may have helped.

Up for new users. Might be important

I was helping move logs from the woods to a log splitter at a camp my church supports. I was ankle deep in leaves, working hard, and sweating – all good ways to lose my hearing aids. I became so worried I removed the aids and stored them in my car. Conversations were not much fun then. I have since thought of a simple way to secure the aids and counter the sweat. Put on an athletic sweat band and pull it down over your ears and the aids. Works for me when running and exercising.