[NFB-DB] Rechargeable hearing aids/cochlear processors (Lelan)

Thu May 25 15:54:04 UTC 2023

 I've been using battery hearing aids for the reasons that I use so much power for audio output and streaming. I am about to get cochlear implants and now I am wondering should I get battery cochlear processors or rechargeable cochlear processors?

Lelan Miller
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Today's Topics:

  1. rechargeable hearing aids (Sheila)
  2. Re: rechargeable hearing aids (karenreynolds2061 at gmail.com)
  3. Re: rechargeable hearing aids (Danielle Burton)
  4. Re: rechargeable hearing aids (Danielle Burton)
  5. Re: rechargeable hearing aids (Lisa Ferris)
  6. Re: rechargeable hearing aids (pmdonahue2 at gmail.com)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 20:08:08 -0600
From: Sheila <sheila.leigland at gmail.com>
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hi I have rechargeable hearing aides but am having trouble knowing if 
they are fully charged as well as placing them in the charger correctly 
because if not done exactly right they do not work correctly. neighter 
my husband or I can see the charging light any suggestions would be 
appreciated. thanks much Sheila from Great falls Montana.

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 22:16:41 -0400
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Subject: Re: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids
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One thing I do each time I see my audiologist, which is twice a year, is to
take my case and have her make sure I'm still inserting them correctly, that
no oddness has crept in. For most of them there is a particular way to do
it, and once you figure it out and get into the habit it should work okay.

This has been one of my complaints, as well as others too.

I wish all the rechargeable ones had an app to use to tell if they are
charged or not. The complication for this for mine is that they shut down
while charging. They come back on after I remove them from the case, or
remove power to the case.

Karen

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hi I have rechargeable hearing aides but am having trouble knowing if they
are fully charged as well as placing them in the charger correctly because
if not done exactly right they do not work correctly. neighter my husband or
I can see the charging light any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks
much Sheila from Great falls Montana.

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Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 22:17:32 -0400
From: Danielle Burton <danielleburton94 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids
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If your hearing aids connect through Bluetooth to your phone, you should be able to see their battery status in Accessibility. You would double tap on hearing devices then double tap on your aids and somewhere in there there should be a battery status. Also, if you add the battery widget to your phone they will show up there as well.  

> On May 24, 2023, at 10:09 PM, Sheila via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> ?hi I have rechargeable hearing aides but am having trouble knowing if they are fully charged as well as placing them in the charger correctly because if not done exactly right they do not work correctly. neighter my husband or I can see the charging light any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks much Sheila from Great falls Montana.
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 22:24:00 -0400
From: Danielle Burton <danielleburton94 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids
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Personally, I have battery operated ones still. And honestly, feel like they are better and more reliable anyways especially for DeafBlind. Plus we do more streaming  than sighted folks. My audiologist was actually terrified to give me rechargeable considering the amount of streaming audiobooks,  conference calls and just using VoiceOver on my phone.  

> On May 24, 2023, at 10:17 PM, Karen via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> ?One thing I do each time I see my audiologist, which is twice a year, is to
> take my case and have her make sure I'm still inserting them correctly, that
> no oddness has crept in. For most of them there is a particular way to do
> it, and once you figure it out and get into the habit it should work okay.
> 
> This has been one of my complaints, as well as others too.
> 
> I wish all the rechargeable ones had an app to use to tell if they are
> charged or not. The complication for this for mine is that they shut down
> while charging. They come back on after I remove them from the case, or
> remove power to the case.
> 
> Karen
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sheila via NFB-DB
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 10:08 PM
> To: NFB-DB at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sheila <sheila.leigland at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids
> 
> hi I have rechargeable hearing aides but am having trouble knowing if they
> are fully charged as well as placing them in the charger correctly because
> if not done exactly right they do not work correctly. neighter my husband or
> I can see the charging light any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks
> much Sheila from Great falls Montana.
> 
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 19:40:58 -0700
From: Lisa Ferris <lisaferris at icloud.com>
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Subject: Re: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids
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I don?t think people who really depend on hearing aids, like DB folks or people with profound hearing loss are the greatest candidates for rechargeables. I hear this issue all the time from my work clients. They just aren?t quite there yet. They aren?t reliable enough. I know this doesn?t help you to say this. But I?m just putting it out there because audiologists often don?t understand well enough the pitfalls of rechargeables for DB folks, so advise them to get them when they are frought  with problems. So we need to advocate for regular batteries. 

Lisa Ferris
Miles Access Skills Training, LLC
Blindmast.com

> On May 24, 2023, at 7:25 PM, Danielle Burton via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Personally, I have battery operated ones still. And honestly, feel like they are better and more reliable anyways especially for DeafBlind. Plus we do more streaming  than sighted folks. My audiologist was actually terrified to give me rechargeable considering the amount of streaming audiobooks,  conference calls and just using VoiceOver on my phone.  
> 
>> On May 24, 2023, at 10:17 PM, Karen via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?One thing I do each time I see my audiologist, which is twice a year, is to
>> take my case and have her make sure I'm still inserting them correctly, that
>> no oddness has crept in. For most of them there is a particular way to do
>> it, and once you figure it out and get into the habit it should work okay.
>> 
>> This has been one of my complaints, as well as others too.
>> 
>> I wish all the rechargeable ones had an app to use to tell if they are
>> charged or not. The complication for this for mine is that they shut down
>> while charging. They come back on after I remove them from the case, or
>> remove power to the case.
>> 
>> Karen
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sheila via NFB-DB
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 10:08 PM
>> To: NFB-DB at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Sheila <sheila.leigland at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids
>> 
>> hi I have rechargeable hearing aides but am having trouble knowing if they
>> are fully charged as well as placing them in the charger correctly because
>> if not done exactly right they do not work correctly. neighter my husband or
>> I can see the charging light any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks
>> much Sheila from Great falls Montana.
>> 
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 21:46:46 -0500
From: <pmdonahue2 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids
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Good evening everyone,

    I use rechargeable hearing aids and love them! My charging case remains plugged in at all times and I have not had trouble with them going out when the charger is plugged in. For $10,000 for the pare I had better not have these issues. They work far better than the battery opperated hearing aids I had. I was glad to kiss them good by.

Peter Donahue

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Cc: Danielle Burton <danielleburton94 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids

Personally, I have battery operated ones still. And honestly, feel like they are better and more reliable anyways especially for DeafBlind. Plus we do more streaming  than sighted folks. My audiologist was actually terrified to give me rechargeable considering the amount of streaming audiobooks,  conference calls and just using VoiceOver on my phone.  

> On May 24, 2023, at 10:17 PM, Karen via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> ?One thing I do each time I see my audiologist, which is twice a year, 
> is to take my case and have her make sure I'm still inserting them 
> correctly, that no oddness has crept in. For most of them there is a 
> particular way to do it, and once you figure it out and get into the habit it should work okay.
> 
> This has been one of my complaints, as well as others too.
> 
> I wish all the rechargeable ones had an app to use to tell if they are 
> charged or not. The complication for this for mine is that they shut 
> down while charging. They come back on after I remove them from the 
> case, or remove power to the case.
> 
> Karen
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sheila via 
> NFB-DB
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 10:08 PM
> To: NFB-DB at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sheila <sheila.leigland at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFB-DB] rechargeable hearing aids
> 
> hi I have rechargeable hearing aides but am having trouble knowing if 
> they are fully charged as well as placing them in the charger 
> correctly because if not done exactly right they do not work 
> correctly. neighter my husband or I can see the charging light any 
> suggestions would be appreciated. thanks much Sheila from Great falls Montana.
> 
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