Hi, so as told by my name, I sail. I mostly sail dinghys such as CFJs and c420s, and since sailing is a sport that requires a ton of communication as well as being able to hear the start signals, I generally leave my hearing aids in. Unfortunately, these boats are highly unstable and capsize easily, and even if they don't capsize, pitch-poling (where the bow goes underwater) is common. Thus, there is the potential to get very wet.
Fortunately, when you capsize, it usually happens rather slowly, so getting your head wet is fairly rare. So far, I haven't gotten my hearing aids wet (Knock on wood), but the hearing aids are somewhat of a handicap, since I can't sail on skiffs and I can't be as aggressive in hiking or rolling.
I have a severe-profound hearing loss in my left ear and a profound hearing loss in my other, and I currently use the Phonak Savia 311 dSZ. Are there any hearing aids that have the same amount of power and are waterproof? If there are, this would be great as it would open up a new world of sailing for me (29ers, 49ers, Moths, etc...) that I ordinarily wouldn't be able to sail in due to hearing aids.
Fortunately, when you capsize, it usually happens rather slowly, so getting your head wet is fairly rare. So far, I haven't gotten my hearing aids wet (Knock on wood), but the hearing aids are somewhat of a handicap, since I can't sail on skiffs and I can't be as aggressive in hiking or rolling.
I have a severe-profound hearing loss in my left ear and a profound hearing loss in my other, and I currently use the Phonak Savia 311 dSZ. Are there any hearing aids that have the same amount of power and are waterproof? If there are, this would be great as it would open up a new world of sailing for me (29ers, 49ers, Moths, etc...) that I ordinarily wouldn't be able to sail in due to hearing aids.