Today’s rechargeable hearing aids are more convenient and reliable than ever. After just a few hours of charging, you can be confident that they will improve your hearing. For this reason and more, rechargeable hearing aids are a popular choice today for those with hearing loss. Find out more and see if these hearing aids are something you should consider.
6 Benefits of Using Rechargeable Hearing Aids Over Traditional Ones
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1. No More Lost Batteries
Because traditional hearing aids use disposable batteries, you have to take time to replace these batteries every week or so. This can be an issue for seniors who often lose their visual acuity and dexterity. Try finding a tiny hearing aid battery that’s dropped on a patterned carpet. It’s even difficult for those with good vision.
Rechargeable hearing aids come with built-in batteries. They don’t require you to remove them. You simply place your hearing aids in a charging unit, much like you do with your smartphone.  They are also more convenient and don’t require the effort or involve the frustration of replacing disposable batteries, which means no more fiddling with tiny hearing aid batteries.
2. No More Running Out of Power When You Least Expect It
Traditional hearing aid batteries can run out of power when you least expect it. This is because they typically rely on zinc-air batteries. Once you take the sticker off this battery and place it in your hearing aid, it begins to lose its charge (even if you aren’t wearing or using your hearing aids at the time). The average zinc-air battery requires replacing every five days, but you never really know when it will run out of power.
The lithium-ion battery in rechargeable hearing aids won’t lose its charge like a zinc-air battery. This means that you can count on having enough power for 24 hours of continuous use. So, with rechargeable hearing aids, you won’t have to worry about running out of battery power as long as you charge them every day. Plus, if you’re on the go and forgot to recharge your hearing aids, there are portable chargers you can use in a pinch.
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3. You’ll Save Money and the Environment
With rechargeable hearing aids, you won’t have to spend $100 or more each year to purchase batteries.
Yet another thing to consider is that with the approximate 15% of American adults with hearing loss (according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders), if each of these adults opted for traditional hearing aids, that’s a lot of disposable batteries accumulating in our landfills.
This would be very harmful for our environment, as zinc and mercury or mercuric oxide in hearing aid batteries can leach into the ground and water. The great news is that this waste will be totally avoidable if people switch to rechargeable hearing aids.
4. Go for a Walk in the Cold Without Worries
Traditional hearing aid batteries can malfunction in cold temperatures. That’s why your audiologist suggests that you always keep your ears covered when it’s cold.
People that live in colder locales will especially benefit from rechargeable hearing aids, which work best in cold climates. In fact, users no longer experience hearing loss when wearing them, even on the chilliest days.
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5. You’ll Save Time
In the past, rechargeable batteries made from nickel-metal hydride could not produce enough energy to last a full day. But with today’s high-energy rechargeable batteries, all you need to do is place your hearing aids in the charger every night, and you’re good to go for a full day (sometimes even longer).
Rechargeable hearing aids can charge faster and last longer today than they did in the past. Some of today’s rechargeable hearing aids can be fully charged within as little as three hours.
Many can last for up to two days and for a minimum of seven hours after only 30 minutes of charging.
6. Enjoy Today’s Advanced Features
Some of today’s rechargeable hearing aids let you connect to smart devices, apps, and accessories. This means that you can enjoy the ability to connect to your tablet or smartphone with the added benefit of having dependable sound quality.
You simply pair your rechargeable hearing aid with the Bluetooth on your smartphone or tablet according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
For example, Apple provides these easy-to-follow instructions to pair your rechargeable hearing aids with their devices:
- Make sure that Bluetooth is on. Go to Settings, then select Bluetooth.
- Open the battery doors on your hearing device.
- On your Apple device, go to Settings > Accessibility >Â Hearing, then select Hearing Devices.
- Close the battery doors on your hearing device. Your Apple device will search for your hearing device.
You will then be free to stream music, clearly hear the soundtracks from your favorite movies, and even answer phone calls that are directed to your rechargeable hearing aids.
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Today’s Rechargeable Hearing Aids Provide the Convenience and Confidence You Need to Hear Clearly
With all of these benefits, it’s no wonder rechargeable hearing aids are becoming the popular choice today. You can now be confident in the long-lasting power and reliability of your hearing aids.
A hearing professional can help you choose the best rechargeable hearing aid for you, as well as provide a personalized fitting so you can enjoy the many benefits they offer.
References:
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/cg_4.html
https://www.signiausa.com/blog/going-rechargeable-with-hearing-aids/
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2019/otc-hearing-aids.html
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing
https://www.eartronics.com/advantages-of-rechargeable-hearing-aids/
https://www.yourhearing.com/blog/can-rechargeable-hearing-aids-save-you-time-and-money
https://www.resound.com/en-us/hearing-aids/rechargeable-hearing-aids
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201466
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