Disposable Hearing Aid Batteries 101 | Which Hearing Aid Batteries Are Best?
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- There are a TON of Disposable Hearing Aid Batteries, so how do you decide which Hearing Aid Batteries are Best? Dr. Cliff Olson, Audiologist and Founder of Applied Hearing Solutions in Anthem Arizona discusses what you need to know about disposable hearing aid batteries.
Website: www.DrCliffAuD.com
Clinic Website: www.AppliedHearingAZ.com
The typical size 312 disposable battery will give you approximately 5-7 days of battery life. While this may seem like it isn't very much, just remember that this tiny battery needs to power a tiny computer that is constantly processing sound.
How do disposable batteries work. Since Mercury was eliminated from hearing aid batteries, the primary chemical substance is Zinc. These batteries are often called Zinc-Air batteries because when you remove the sticker/tab from the back of the battery, Air mixes with the Zinc creating an electrical charge. This 1.45 volts is strong enough to power your hearing aids.
What will affect battery life?
1. Severity of Hearing Loss
2. Battery Size
3. How many hours you wear it per day
4. Accessories that you use
5. Humidity/Temperature/Altitude
What NOT to do with hearing aid batteries?
1. Don't store in Fridge
2. Don't store batteries loose with other metals or batteries
3. Don't leave them near pets or children
4. Don't eat them!!!
What to look for in a battery?
1. Fresh Batteries - Hearing Aid Clinics are the freshest
2. Pay attention to color - all batteries are color coded based on size
3. Don't just look for Milliamp hours - this is a bad way to evaluate batteries
4. Don't just look for the cheapest battery
5. Try several different battery brands to find which one is best
If you don't want to use disposable batteries, you can convert your existing hearing aids to Silver-Zinc batteries with a Z-Power conversion kit. Just ask your hearing care provider.
Great information. Thanks.
Thanks Doc. Learned a lot there. I have the ZPower for my Oticon OPN but was looking for backup information. I had not idea what Zinc-Air was but I do now! JimE
Nice tip on the rechargables.
Thank you. This was helpful.
Glad to help Olof!
"color coded blue." Geez try saying that five times fast. Great choice of topic to speak about Doctor Olson. The information you provided is extremely important and helpful. There aren't many sites that explain how to maximize your hearing aid batteries performance. Thank you !!
Hey Doctor Cliff... enjoying all of your videos! Have you tried out the Power One Pocket charger with the Power One ACCU Plus rechargeable batteries? Wondering if they are worth checking out.
Hi Chris. I haven't checked them out, but I should.
Hello, I have Widex Evoke 440. I thought size 312 Brown Tab was specific for it. Is there a more powerful 312 blue tab? Ot can someone recommend a stronger longer lasting battery for it? Thanks😊
As the numbers get higher the pic shows the battery being bigger. Is that just for demonstration or would the 652 blue tab fit like the 312 brown tab?
The 675 is much larger than the 312.
What are the reasons a person would choose a size 13 model over a size 312 (Phonak M-312T vs M-13T)? Anything more than increased battery life? Thanks
I think it has to do with what fits in your hearing aid.
@@rimrock1000 also how much power you need for your type of hearing loss
i was wondering if there are lithium hearing aid batteries? i found lithium AA or AAA batteries to last way longer than standard AA or AAA batteries, so i figure if there are lithium hearing aid batteries, it would be the same
Doesn't work that way with hearing aids. Lithium are not interchangeable and must be recharged every night.
when will you post the second part of cure for hearing loss....waiting for it.
LOL. I know. I'm going to film it this weekend. Will probably post a week later.
Do you know if once you have taken the tab off and the battery has it's reaction and it gets to it's peak voltage does it then start discharging even if it's not in a device? I have "in ear" electronic defenders for when I do shooting, the problem with them is that they don't have a power switch, so to turn them off I have to remove the batteries! I then place the tab back on (for ease of handling) and put them back in their original retail packaging. I've not had them long so i'm on my first pack of 312s (Duracell) the first set started beeping within 10 minutes but I used them for the duration of my shoot and then took them out, I then put them back in a couple of weeks later and they were dead, the second set beeped as soon as I put them in and the third lasted a little longer but not much! Any ideas Doc?
One the chemical reaction has started, you can't stop it. If you peel the tab off, they will die no matter if they are powering a device or not.
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blue 675 is the best hearing aid battery...
but why 675 is 4 batterys in a package...
a pack of 6 batterys are okay...
a pack of 8 batterys are the best long time than 4 / 6
I would love to use a rechargeable battery but the aides are larger and irritate the back of my ears. Anyone else with that problem?
Yes, this does happen. It isn't often, but some people can't use rechargeable due to discomfort due to size.
Team Orange😂
Wow they don't last long
Don't eat them yourself? Dang. I mean does your common sense drop off when your hearing declines? As a general rule I do not ever eat batteries.