5 Reasons Your Rechargeable Hearing Aids are Running Out of Battery Way Too Fast
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- 5 Reasons Your Rechargeable Hearing Aids are Running Out of Battery Way Too Fast
Dr. Rachael Cook, audiologist at Applied Hearing Solutions in Phoenix, Arizona, reviews some of the reasons why your rechargeable hearing aids aren't getting the battery life that they should.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Rechargeable Hearing Aid Advantages
01:55 Rechargeable Hearing Aid Batteries
03:13 Bluetooth Streaming
05:18 CROS Transmission
06:52 Excessive Digital Features
07:47 Age of the Batteries
09:26 Bad Hearing Aids
10:02 Final Thoughts 
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One recommendation for when you send your hearing aids in for refurbishment at the end of the warranty is to be sure to ask for loaner devices to use while you’re are gone. It typically takes 10-14 days for your hearing aids to come back, and many good offices can offer you loaner devices to use in the meantime, usually the same model that you normally wear!
Great recommendation! Should have included that.
If you bought brand new hearing aids two or three years after they were introduced and you’ve worn them for almost three years, there’s a likelihood a newer model with exciting features will replace your defective hearing aids should you bring them in for testing.
@@Landis_Grant True. But people shouldn't have to replace their hearing aids after only 2-3 years, considering the expense. And the improvements manufacturers make is incremental -- small changes, not big ones. They come out with new technology every 18-24 months, but the changes are small enough that going from one generation to the next doesn't give a noticeable increase in benefit. I've personally found it takes at least 3 generations of new technology for most patients to perceive a significant improvement over their previous aids, and more often they still wait until the 4th generation of change. This works out to about 5 to 8 years. If a hearing aid is still appropriate for the person's hearing loss and meeting their needs but needs a repair, then it's always more economical to repair rather than replace. So when my patients come in and have an aid needing repair and it's less than five years old, I recommend repair over replacement. If it's over five years old, I recommend replacement over repair. Key word is "recommend." The patient gets to decide because it's their hearing and and their life.
Also, a hearing aid needing a new battery isn't a defect. It's a maintenance issue. When your car needs a new battery or tires, you don't necessarily go get a new car. I have a 2008 Dodge Dakota pickup and it needed new tires last summer, which would have cost me $1,200. I debated new tires vs. new car and decided on the new tires because my pickup otherwise is in good shape, and car prices are very inflated right now. Should I encounter other repair / maintenance issues in the future, my opinion might change as to what I should do.
Every audiologist I’ve met have frowned upon Bluetooth streaming of music! I never went back to that old school audiologist!
Excellent video, very complete and accurate. Thanks
This is a great video...full of good information and extremely well presented...you have very clear delivery. Thanks for the info!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
I generally get at least 18 hours during the week, more on the weekends when not on the phone as much (Phonak Lumity Life). I'm rarely awake more than 18 hours. But If I know I'm going out late I will pop them in the charger either during a nap or when in the shower. I will be getting a TV connector in a few weeks. I stream videos for a part time job. It will interesting to see how that degrades my battery life. Might have to charge them a bit more!
I am somewhat sad that Phonak dropped the ball with the Kirkland HAs. I have the K10s and I like them. Charging is sometimes an interesting challenge. The lights can go from solid green after a full night charging, to a solid red before I even take them out of the charger. However, I have found some work-arounds that give me fully charged HAs every day. I expect to keep these for another 4 years, baring any possible major event in the future. I plan to take your advice and have these sent back for "factory repair" near the end of the warrantee period to maximize the usable life of these devices.
BTW, many of your comments concerning how quickly a rechargeable HA will run applies to cell phones as well. BT, WiFi, distance from the tower etc. will have an effect on the phones. (as I am sure you already know)
What do you think of these super cheap otc hearing aids like audien?
What happened to old pink earing mold
Wax guards full?
I’m use widex batteries hearing aids now almost 6 years now love widex❤
I want a battery like what you are having that last 6 years without changing the battery too . I wear Phonaks Audeo Life Waterproof sweatproof rechargeable battery hearing Aides since fall 2022 mine hearing Aides only lasted 10 hours .
@@richa.s9912 battery one I use mate it's widex very small in hear one
I have Widex too
RIC user here (Starkey), anyway 8:02 Li-Ion chemistry is great for it's good power density and quick charging capabilities. There are two things not mentioned in this video that can extend the life of Li-Ion cells and they are: 1. Never fast charge them. Charging fast also increases heat and heat with anything electronics is never good. The real question is how to not charge them fast? I take the cell data sheet and based on that connect my hearing aids to a DIY pogo-pin charger where I put .2A in at a mAH in cutoff (I had to do several full depth-of-discharge DOD cycles to get the capacity of each RIC). 2. Never charge over 85% any Li-Ion, if you want it to last the longest life it can. In fact, some smart phones now have this battery saver setting. Again, how do you do this? Well for me do what I said in #1. In the end, regardless of how I manage my RICs I will submit a claim to have fresh batteries put in and will test to ensure they actually put new good cells into them. At that point I'm on my own as far as replacements the second round.
Never recharge over 85%? So, I should stay awake until 85% is reached?
@@Landis_Grant well that's up to you, though I wouldn't recommend it. This video calls out the obvious reasons batteries run out of juice fast. I'm simply calling out the not-so-obvious yet oh so important to the life and functionality of Li-Ion cells. The hearing aid makers probably know this too, but also know if they implement battery saving software/logic into their products that they may lose money in the long run. I see more and more Li-Ion powered devices offering a feature to limit charge to 85% automatically.
@@motleypixel If the constant nightly recharging to 100% causes the rechargeable batteries not to last three years, they will be replaced under warranty.
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Overcharging lithium batteries AND running them down too far damages them! Don't leave batteries at full charge for more than an hour or so, and and don't run them down to exhaustion before recharging. Doing those two things will extend battery life a lot! I put my HAs in the charger first thing when I wake up in the morning so they don't overcharge for hours every night.
Just got new Oticon More 2, which are rechargeable, an upgrade from my Siya with the 312 replaceable battery. I spend many hours a day steaming and will run the new rechargeables down to 30% or less by 9:00 pm but then I’m usually up and running by 5:30 or six and rarely take them out or turn them off for any longer than an hour or so. Still, I find the convenience of having and knowing that with a little extra effort to consume power when I can, I’ll get a full day’s worth of hearing ability when I put them in first thing in the morning. However, these being new and the quality high, the real test will come with time and how well they perform in the long term.
Great insights! You are so right. Fortunately, Oticon is the only manufacturer that allows for in-office battery replacement rather than sending back to the manufacturer, so you have that on your side.
@@rachaelcookaud2695 thank you for that Rachael. As good as my Audiologist is, that’s one thing he didn’t cover, nor do I remember seeing that on Oticons web site, hence why I you catch guys when I can. Always full of very useful and interesting information.
Last week I got some new resound Omnia hearing aids rechargeable had trouble with them charging found out it was the chip
Hello, if you can, can you handle the topic. Why does hearing weaken over time, for example after wearing a hearing aid for some time we go for an ear examination again and during the examination it is noticed that there has been a decrease in hearing at almost all frequencies.
The question is what can we do to slow it down or prevent it. ? Can we drink some vitamins that would preserve the hairs in the cochlea?
This is almost always due to general aging, loud noise exposure, genetic conditions, and certain ototoxic medications. The best thing you can do to preserve the hearing you have is to treat any other health conditions you may have (especially heart + kidney conditions and diabetes), wear hearing protection around loud noise (think concerts, power tools, gunfire, motorcycles), and talk to your doctor/pharmacists about any medications you're taking to make sure hearing loss isn't a side effect. The natural wear and tear of aging on the hair cells in the cochlea is unavoidable, but these factors can accelerate hearing loss.
On Aug 17, 2023 I get my new Phonak Lumity hearing aids, I plan on holding onto the Phonak Marvel as backup for when the new one runs out of juice that way I can use the old ones while charging the new ones so thanks for the update I like these videos =
Awesome! Let us know what you think when you get them. They should be a nice upgrade for you. Definitely hold on to the Marvels as back-ups!
That's what I have done also. However, with the Marvels sitting in a draw, even though I recharge them periodically when I remember to do so, I'm not sure they will still work after another 3 years. They will be over 6 years old by then.
@@platypus357 Well that's why I call them the backups shorter battery life maybe but not the main hearing aids
@@rachaelcookaud2695 Will need at least 3 or 4 days of use before I can give an honest answer so I will let you know by the end of the week.
@@rachaelcookaud2695 I only wore it for 2 days, and so far I like it the only thing missing as it does not take you are pulse when I asked about it I said I had to go back to phone deck paradise I will not downgrade just for the heart rate with what the lumity has better features than the paradise. As for the heart rate I could probably pick something up and use it so I continue using the phonaK lumity With all its new benefits
I am torn. I am 10 days into using Starkey Genesis AI rechargeable aids, having been seduced by the claim that the battery life has “up to 36 hours of charge with streaming”. I like to stream live football (soccer) and a game including breaks will normally be over within 2 hours. I also like to stream from RUclips, videos such as this and music. I have been alarmed at the loss of battery charge as a result of streaming for about 5 hours in a 14 hour period of wearing the aids, being left with around 22% of charge at the end of the day. If I extrapolate that into the next day, without charging, my aids will be dead in just about 4 hours, giving me an actual battery life of 18 hours with streaming and NOT the 36 hours claimed. I think Starkey needs to quantify what amount of streaming will achieve “up to 36 hours of battery life” as I feel cheated and I am considering returning them within the 30 days cut off, as I feel that they don’t meet the advertised requirements.
Thid id why you should never ever buy recheargable hearing aid ( i have alredy tested phonak lumity and they lasted 16 hours which is not enough)
I use Phonak
I like my hearing aid because it means that I'm not blasting others in my house. It does mean that I can't use it later since the battery dies before I go to bed. The solution: use a nice pair of headphones that get the job done while recharging happens.
When you need Bluetooth, connections, everything , must accept power consumption
Crazy thought but why not a headset with battery pack on a belt clip. I don't care for hearing aids with tiny batteries that always wear out. I gave up wearing hearing aids for that reason. Isn't it just vain ego that the hearing aids are so tiny and hidden in the ear. I hope some manufacturer sees this and decides to make a headset hearing aid with battery belt clip. Better technology could be built in if it was a headset.
I saw a sort of hybrid of what you are describing. It was an around the neck battery, and the wires went up to earbuds. I believe those were sound amplifiers, not true HA (could be mistaken). In any event, I have a pair of Bose earbuds with similar design, ie, the battery & electronics are worn on the neck, and the wires go up to the ears. I used to have a six hour flight every month, and these were the only earbuds at the time that could last the entire flight. I THINK that if you had a microphone app on your phone, it might send the sound into the earbuds...I might have to pull them out and experiment.
Listen people am 55 years old I been wereing hearing aids since 9 years old tips learn to clean you're ears weekly clean hearing aids weekly barriers change don't let these people sell you high tech aids hearing test then we walk to see what you're hearing need I did not go to school
Phonak's rechargeables would be nice if there were a way to charge on the go with a battery pack. Oh wait, there is for every model except the non-life editions of Audeo Lumity! Imagine my anger to learn the new Naida and Sky Lumity devices will be able to use the Combi chargers with optional battery pack but my Audeo Lumity aids can't do that with their charger.
If only they would sell a universal charging system for all their devices. Lock it to devices within the same generation. That wouldn't cannibalize sales - I imagine few people jump from Audeo to Audeo Life to Slim to Naida all within the Lumity line. Yet those all use a different charger. Asinine.
I would also appreciate a travel charger for the Audeo Lumity aids. Not sure why it's unavailable and they don't tell us why they make certain production decisions. I agree - it was a poor move!
@@rachaelcookaud2695 It looks worse when a travel charger or battery pack is available for Marvel/Paradise generations of Audeo, Audeo Lumity Life, and now Naida Lumity and Sky Lumity. I have been so dialed into the Phonak "sound" for 16+ years and there are functional reasons I can't switch (Bluetooth Classic, SoundRecover2, StereoZoom2, specifically) but I do not hide my disdain for Phonak's other business and product decisions.
@@rachaelcookaud2695the problem can be solved with a power bank,
Can you get your HA to recharge by plugging a battery pack into your HA case, instead of connecting the case to the mains?
@@jackmortimer329 I should be able to but the NiteCore brand power bank I recently used while traveling did not work. Works fine for powering my phone. The Phonak charger would stop charging after 10-15 seconds. I suspect there was not enough of a power draw from the NiteCore and the power bank stopped powering the USB. I'll try with an Anker.
rechargeable hearing aids look nice on the paper but I will never considerate buying them. first it seems that they don't last long after a charge. if you go somewhere for few days and forget the charger you are doom. if batteries die during the day your are doom for few hours. so noway when I bought my marvel I make sure to get the none rechargeable one. Also it is easier to carry your batteries in your pocket that the charger. About the choice I don't think the new phonak Lumity and slim have disposable option but only rechargeable which is not a good situation
I agree the phonak lumity doesn't even last 24hours , after testing them
I put my rechargeable hearing aids on at 9:30 am and they go dead between 7 and 7:30 pm
You may need battery replacement!
My brand new Jabra Enhance Pro 10 hearing aids are placed into my ears 100% charged at 7:00 AM. I use Bluetooth streaming throughout the day and by 9:00 PM when I am ready for bed, they still have 50% charge left!
From 7 AM until 9 PM = 14 hours = 50%. For 100% discharge = 14 hours x 2 = 28 hours! The Jabras’s specs touted 31 hours on a single charge.🎉😢
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I understand you hate Costco, but that's a nasty knock on them. I have a pair of Philips aids from Costco, that work perfectly, and were inexpensive compared to the overpriced stuff you sell. How about a little objectivity, instead of nastiness?
Why is RUclips recommending this video?
So you get familliar with rechargeable hearing aid ( which must not be the only option)
You absolutely said nothing. While you talked a mile a minute
She said a lot! Listen!