Lighthouse77

I lost one of my rechargeable battery for my Cochlear implant because it died on me when I was out in town so I don't know what happened to it. I am depending on one rechargeable battery that only last me about 8 hours. I had a regular hearing aid battery backup but I lost that too (I believe it fell on the floor and I probably vacuumed it up. I remember placing it on my shelf... and now it was gone when I needed it)

The question is, will my insurance cover the ones I lost or will I need to pay the replacement out of my pocket?

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faire_jour

We have AB, but we were told that batteries will NOT be covered by insurance or by warranty, so out of pocket it is!

Kateweb

you will likely be stuck paying for it looking online they seem to be about $40 for a 2 pack

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shel90

Sorry about that..hope u find it!

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Pinky

What is your cochlear implant brand?? If you have Nucleus Freedom. You need to go cochlear website and find the rechargeable. You have to fill out for an insurance cover. The rechargeable is expensive than regular battery. Insurance can cover for new rechargeable and regular batteries. MY ci fell off and thud on the floor and rechargeable came out. I spotted it on the floor and pick it up. I am thinking about get earmold to hold my CI.

SteveESP52

Call the company, explain the situation. They may be willing to give you one this time only. They did for me, totally unexpected as I was willing to purchase one. Similar situation, battery died while I was out one weekend and I lost it on the way home. My company was extremely generous and sent me a replacement free. It was also my first replacement of the newer design battery that lasts much longer which are the only ones I use now.

Good luck. If you call, you might also consider purchasing some disposable batteries and holders for back up.

Lighthouse77

I have Nucleus.. I hope they will cover it. Those rechargeable are expensive. I can't afford a year supplies of hearing aid batteries either.

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hearingpocket

Our daughter has 2 BTE freedom processors. The regular CI batteries in the blister packs last her almost 48 hours, but the rechargeable batteries sometimes only last her 16-10 hours.
Does anyone have any suggestions how to improve the battery life?

Lissa

Hearing pocket, My Nucleus Freedom's batteries last 4-5 days, which batteries does she use?

Cochlear implant Plus batteries by Powerone?

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hearingpocket

Lissa,
My daugther uses Power One cochlear implant batteries and the Nucleus Rechargeable batteries made by Cochlear Corp. Any ideas why she is getting such poor battery life? Does it make sense that she has such a difference in a performance than you are getting?

Lissa

She may have a very high program which is causing this. Best thing to do is to ask her audiologist and ask them if there is any way she can get better battery life(if you havent already asked)
I also do not wear my CI every waking hour so that also could be a contribution to the batteries lasting 4-5days

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Lighthouse77

yes, she probably due for another mapping like me.

That's what my audiologist told me.. that if I turn up the volumes, it weakens the battery life, and the best solution is to get a mapping and the battery life will be longer.

btw, I can't get my rechargable last longer than 10 hours. So I think it is normal.

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Lighthouse77

Mine only last 3 days. I am constantly changing batteries. No wonder I lost most of my backups.

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Lissa

I do not use rechargeable batteries so I don't know how long they do last

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Lighthouse77

My current Freedom lets me go back and forth. I can either use rechargable or regular batteries. Which work out great for me because I can always buy hearing aid batteries at the store if I am stuck in town.

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Lissa

Are the rechargeable batteries any better/ much different to the disposable ones? I know they are cheaper for you american people

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overthepond

Hearing Pocket, that would depend on her mapping, the higher the mapping the less life the battery would have.

I have just moved from high map to slow one and noticed big difference in battery life. I use both Rechargeable/disposables. Rechargables used to be few hours now it lasts 2 days, the disposables used to last 3/4 days and now it's on its 5th day so far....
The change in map was from 900hz to 250hz as the Audiologist wanted me to try something for the moment...

Lighthouse77, how about getting small purse with key ring, attaching to your handbag to keep your batteries together, I found this extremely helpful as i am Teaching Assistant and would only have few seconds to change batteries!! it does help when you know where it is!

I would have thought that cochlear would have given you 4 rechargables to start off when you were switched on.

overthepond

They are no difference in sound wise. However when the rechargables power gets low it becomes quieter then beeps. Whereas with disposables it remains good until it beeps. I found rechargables good especially as TA i can switch them without taking my CI off and the kids noticing!. It's also lighter.

faire_jour

My daughter's battery lasts about 12 hours. we just change it when she gets home from school. It's not that bad. You can't change how long it lasts, it is the MAP that determines it.

Lighthouse77

I seen one of those keyring thingys. If it have a screw cap or zipper, I would use it. But if it snap open and close, more likely it will open if I drop my keys. I think I will still lose it that way.

No, they only gave me two but I wasn't a new implant user when I got Freedom. So I guess they only provide two rechargeable batteries to those who are exchanging their processors for a new one (Trade in). I had pay for the new processor out of my pocket anyhow so cutting back some of the supplies helped with the cost.

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overthepond

U can find those little zip up purse type keyring out in shops (we have many in UK!!) it does not have to be specific.

re your upgrade... ok I understand now thank you.

It's interesting to see how people manage with their CIs in US and UK....

coolgirlspyer90

My dad bought me a CI nucleus freedom battery holder. its a little blue container that you can hook it up on your keys and when your battery dies,you can put the dead battery in the blue container and take out the good battery. I always take it with me to school, in my purse or sometimes on my house keys so i won't forget it. It looks something like this: Freedom Keyring Battery Holder [z60876] - $15.00 : Cochlear, Innovator of the Nucleus Freedom cochlear hearing implant system

It always helps. I thought this might be a good idea for you. Whenever i have a dead battery, i just bring my blue container. and the thing is it is only 15 dollars. Which isn't bad. Do you have a disposable CI battery holder? instead of buying the rechargeables it might save you a few extra bucks on buying another 40 bucks of rechargable batteries. I might ask my pit technican if i can keep a few batteries in my mallet bag whenever I have dead batteries.

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coolgirlspyer90

Pinky, i always had this problem before. I hated using the earmolds for my CI, trust me you don't really want to use it. So instead of getting the earmold [which probably costs more to get] i use this: Freedom Snugfit™ [xZ60971] - $36.00 : Cochlear, Innovator of the Nucleus Freedom cochlear hearing implant system

Its really comfortable and its adjustable. It might break yes [i had it broke one time but luckily i had an extra] it comes in a package of 2 snugfits. and its a little bit expensive that what i see. But i tell you, its worth the money. I hated using those earmolds because it gets so humid and the earmold hurts my ear canal sometimes. And it gets clogged up from ear wax and having to clean it and not being able to let your air breath. But i really like this product. You should give it a try. I recommend it to you.

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Lighthouse77

Thanks I was looking at that, and figured it is one of those snap on. I frequently drop my keys and I'm afraid I could lose them. I could keep it in my purse though.

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