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Doesnt it annoy you when you have to stop doing something to change your batteries!! It annoys me when I'm at college or placement and I have to stop what I'm doing to change my batteries! It's even annoying when i dont have my HA on and I'm completely deaf until I change my batteries!!

I wish batteries were permanent!!
 
oh yeah very annoying. I'm listening to music and working and all of a sudden "Beep, Beep, Beep!" oh you stupid hearing aid why now?! At least now I have hearing aid batteries in my desk at work, as it seems my hearing aid likes to die on me while I'm at work more than anywhere else. I get so into the music I'm listening to on my ipod that I get annoyed when I have to swap batteries. Least I can replace batteries without ever taking the hearing aid off so, that helps somewhat.
 
This happened at one stage with my tactaid but then it started going on the blink so I stopped bothering with it altogether. I wish they would hurry up and sort me out with a tactiaid 7.
 
I find the worst time for a battery change is in the middle of a lecture at uni. I have to take off the audio shoes which hold my fm receivers first, and because I can only switch my HAs off by opening the battery door, they whistle like crazy. Usually I leave it until afterwards, usually the beeps give me plenty of notice before the batteries pack up completely.
 
I am so efficient I change batteries in seconds! Plus it never occurred to me to be annoyed. :hmm:
 
djchur said:
I find the worst time for a battery change is in the middle of a lecture at uni. I have to take off the audio shoes which hold my fm receivers first, and because I can only switch my HAs off by opening the battery door, they whistle like crazy. Usually I leave it until afterwards, usually the beeps give me plenty of notice before the batteries pack up completely.
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Same here. I used a Comtek FM system with DAI and whenever my hearing aid batteries would die, I'd have to disconnect the DAI cable, remove my hearing aids, open the battery door on each one and insert the batteries which took a good 5 minutes.
 
Hear Again said:
Same here. I used a Comtek FM system with DAI and whenever my hearing aid batteries would die, I'd have to disconnect the DAI cable, remove my hearing aids, open the battery door on each one and insert the batteries which took a good 5 minutes.
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I can't imagine changing batteries blind. I did good to get them changed sighted! I usually fumble with the small batteries getting them out of the package and into the door of the HA right.
 
It only annoys me when I can not find the pack of batteries. I have to dump out my purse to find them! :doh:
 
Dixie said:
I can't imagine changing batteries blind. I did good to get them changed sighted! I usually fumble with the small batteries getting them out of the package and into the door of the HA right.
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:lol:

There have been quite a few times where I've dropped my hearing aids or their batteries on the floor.

You may want to try a brand called Power One Plus 675 batteries. They are made by a German company and you can buy them at microbattery.com. I use the Power One Implant Plus batteries for my CIs, but one of the nice things I like about their packaging is that the batteries come in a blister pack. However, when you separate the perforation, the battery is still connected to the package with sticky tape so you don't accidentally drop it. In order to remove the battery from the packet, you pull the battery away from the sticky tape and you're good to go! :)
 
Hear Again said:
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There have been quite a few times where I've dropped my hearing aids or their batteries on the floor.

You may want to try a brand called Power One Plus 675 batteries. They are made by a German company and you can buy them at microbattery.com. I use the Power One Implant Plus batteries for my CIs, but one of the nice things I like about their packaging is that the batteries come in a blister pack. However, when you separate the perforation, the battery is still connected to the package with sticky tape so you don't accidentally drop it. In order to remove the battery from the packet, you pull the battery away from the sticky tape and you're good to go! :)
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A lot of Air batteries have sticky tape on it.

Some are from the package itself, and some you just peel off.
 
Babyblue said:
A lot of Air batteries have sticky tape on it.

Some are from the package itself, and some you just peel off.
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Most of the batteries I've used come in rotary plastic dials that you turn to remove a battery. You then pull back a plastic backing and the battery falls out. It doesn't have any sticky tape on it. The only batteries I've used that have sticky tape on them are Power One Implant Plus which is why I mentioned them. :ty: for letting me know that there are other brands out there which have similar packaging. :)
 
It would be nice if there is a way to hook to your body where we have energy to release. Since our body are practice like battery itself for a life. Scary? heh.

Otherwise, sun solar would be nice.
 
Somewhat annoying. Since I have gotten batteries from Microbattery, I found out I get more or less 3 1/2 days on each set. Allows me to predict pretty well when they will go.

FYI - I have my CI set to a very high refresh rate ~1800 (Freedom) and therefore chew through the batteries. I shudder to think I almost liked the ~2400 refresh rate.

FYI2 - Cochlear Freedom refresh rates are anywhere from 500 to 2400 with the average user set to 900 or so. Battery life is proportional to the refresh rate.
 
sr171soars said:
FYI2 - Cochlear Freedom refresh rates are anywhere from 500 to 2400 with the average user set to 900 or so. Battery life is proportional to the refresh rate.
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I use 900 Hz on both of my CIs.

Disposable batteries give me 2-3 days of power while rechargeables give me 10 hours for my left CI and 16 hours for my right. (Note that my left CI is an N24 while my right CI is a Freedom.)
 
Hear Again said:
I use 900 Hz on both of my CIs.

Disposable batteries give me 2-3 days of power while rechargeables give me 10 hours for my left CI and 16 hours for my right. (Note that my left CI is an N24 while my right CI is a Freedom.)
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Interesting. All things being equal, the refresh rate is the main predicator of battery life. I have heard of people with say 900 cps get over a week on a set a batteries. But then again, there is one other variable that can make a difference...amount of time during the day that one has a CI on. I typically turn it on about 7:30am and turn it off ~9:30pm which is about 14 hour days.
 
sr171soars said:
Interesting. All things being equal, the refresh rate is the main predicator of battery life. I have heard of people with say 900 cps get over a week on a set a batteries. But then again, there is one other variable that can make a difference...amount of time during the day that one has a CI on. I typically turn it on about 7:30am and turn it off ~9:30pm which is about 14 hour days.
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Yet another factor is how powerful someone's map is. Maps that are "power hungry" will deplete batteries faster for obvious reasons.

I used to have power hungry maps, but my audi told me this week that they are now considered "normal" and no different than what any other CI recipient would use with the exception of having
6 electrodes turned off on each CI.
 
omg yes, I do agree with you there. I hate changing my hearing aids.
It would be so cool if hearing aids were chargeable but then you'll have to wait
which is a no no idea xD.

I feel like a robot when I do this. Change them batteries for new ones lol.
 
I totally feel your frustration! I was in a deep conversation with my friend on new years, just when he started confessing to me about his secrets while he was growing up and my CI just died right there!

Ugh god!! So I had to interrupt him and say that my batteries died. He felt it was a little bit rude of me to interrupt him. So I felt bad about the whole thing. He understood my situation and allowed me to change my batteries and poured out his secrets to me.

If only batteries were made with hydrogen engines...
 
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