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Suggestions for moisture resistant aids
Sun, 06/13/2010 - 20:55
I just got a pair of MicroPower IXs so they are still on trial and I quickly learned they can't handle even a little bit of perspiration. Any suggestions for a comparable aid for a severe to profound hearing loss that is moisture resistant? The only one I have been able to find is the Siemens Centra Active.The problem with this ais is that as far as I can tell it doesn't have a telecoil. I work in an office and I am constantly answering the telephone so I need aids that work well with the phone. Thanks for any thoughts.
I recently purchased a pair of MicroPowers and noticed that one of the aids went out fairly soon after I had bought them. I thought that perhaps one of the batteries was bad and so I changed it but the new one went out within just a few minutes. I was playing golf and it was in the mid 90s and very humid. I know I was sweating pretty good but this had never happened with my old Siemens Infinity BTEs which I had previously for four years. My only assumption is that the micros are much more sensitive to moisture. When I returned from golfing I placed them in my "Dry and Store" appliance and everything was fine by the next day. I will simply have to bring along my Siemens as back-ups incase this happens again.