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| Thread ID: 146241 | 2018-06-03 00:51:00 | Hearing Aid | smithie 38 (6684) | PC World Chat |
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| 1450187 | 2018-06-03 00:51:00 | Hi folks My 18 month old hearing aid packed a sad and was returned to Phonak for repairs. It appears moisture stuffed up the electronics and Phonak advised me to use a drying devise recommending one that needed a Desiccant Block which had to be replaced every 2 months or so. This would be quite expensive to run. Looking at what I can purchase on the internet I just get more and more confused with the various makes and models. Is there anyone on the forum who has experience with a drying device who can give me their recommendations as to what I should purchase. TIA Smithie |
smithie 38 (6684) | ||
| 1450188 | 2018-06-03 01:15:00 | I have just started wearing Oticon aids and my audiologist gave me a plastic tub with a screw top lid, and two small dessicant cylinders about the diameter of a dollar coin. Unfortunately they do not have a brand stamped on them. She told me to use one until it turned white, then replace it with the second one. I have been using one aid for about a month, and the pair for a week - in that time the dessicant has become nearly white, so it looks like the estimate of two months per block may be generous. I am seeing her again next week so will ask her about it and get a brand name and cost for replacement blocks. Given the price of hearing aids and their delicate nature, I suspect that it is worth paying for anything that extends their lives... |
John H (8) | ||
| 1450189 | 2018-06-03 01:32:00 | I have worn hearing aids for about 9 years, and am now on my second set which are rechargeable Phonaks. Even with the first set, I never put them in the drying pot thing they gave me, and they will still work well if I need to use them for any reason. So I don't know how important all this moisture thing is, as long as you don't wear them in the shower, or if you go for a swim. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1450190 | 2018-06-03 01:39:00 | I just did a search myself and I think these are the discs I was given: www.silicagelproducts.co.nz It appears as though you have two possibilities - one is to buy the sort of drying tub and discs similar to mine, and keep paying for replacement discs. The other is to buy one of the dehumidifiers that are produced for hearing aids. They cost from $170 upwards but no discs are needed, just the minor electricity cost of running the dehumidifier. I saw an ad for discs you can microwave to refresh and re-use once they are "full" but I don't know anything about their effectiveness. One thing I did notice was how there is a huge price range for the discs. One site is selling two in a pack for about the same price as the 10 pack on another site. One of the many plastics shops could sell you a suitable plastic tub big enough to take your aids and a disc, with an air tight screw top. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1450191 | 2018-06-03 01:50:00 | Thanks guys for your comments Richard - Mine are rechargeable Phonaks, but I have to wear them all the time which would create a lot of moisture especially during the summer months John H - Thanks for that link. Phonak recommended an electronic drying system like the Dry & Store Global. Quite expensive and it uses a Desiccant Block which cost about $9 each and need replacing every two months So hence my query seeking advice as to alternatives. |
smithie 38 (6684) | ||
| 1450192 | 2018-06-03 02:48:00 | I have worn hearing aids for years I was given the plastic pot with a sachet of brown crystals. Now I use white Silica Gel crystals. The are in sachets that some manufacturers put into Electronic items to keep them dry. Ask your friends to keep an eye out for them. I wondered about plain salt as well, you know how salt goes hard when damp in the Salt Cellar? PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1450193 | 2018-06-03 05:30:00 | What about rice the perennial favourite of people who drop their phone in the toilet? | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1450194 | 2018-06-03 07:56:00 | My audiologist sells anything to do with hearing aids, and that includes the machines, pots and white puff moisture things. I wear my hearing aids from the minute I get up to the minute I go to bed. Only thing I do is make sure my hair and ears are dry before putting in. I take mine off and put them in a drawer at night. I have a plastic pot with sachet puff thing, dont use it much, but yes can zap in microwave to dry them out. I have a awesome receptioniist / desk lady at my audiologist who knows her stuff and I get batterrys from them about once a year. Im on my third set of hearing aids since being diagnosed as being hearing impaired. so mine last a long time. My last set cost me $10 thousand so.......i am a bit careful with them. beetle :) |
beetle (243) | ||
| 1450195 | 2018-06-03 09:20:00 | Well beetle I thought I was careful with mine. Being rechargeable they go in the charger case nightly, and this has drying capsule in the lid. So I thought I was doing every thing right but they stopped functioning after 18 months. I did not realize that the drying capsule should have been replaced and this no doubt caused my problem. It is interesting that no-one has replied who use a drying machine, so I might as well just continue to use a drying capsule and change it regularly. Thanks Poppa John and gary67 for your comments Smithie |
smithie 38 (6684) | ||
| 1450196 | 2018-06-03 10:16:00 | I got told with my first ones I was over zealous and cleaned them too often, but I let the dry in my draw between wearings...... Im sure you are doing everything correctly, could have been a faulty pair ? I had to get my second lot replaced 10 days after I got them, they had a unfixable fault, so hence Im onto my last expensive as !! pair because of the field of work I am in. They have already out lasted the time I had been told they would last before replacing........ expensive business this being deaf.....:o |
beetle (243) | ||
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