I am a frequent kayaker. I am also the owner of a pair of 4,000 dollar hearing aids. This being the case, while on the river or creek, I have to remove them so that if I dump the boat I don’t ruin them. So conversation on the water is practically non-existent. I need some info. on some cheap listening devises that I can use while in the boat. Any help would be appreciated.
For this reason, and others, I went out and got myself a Siemens Aquaris 7i. Not quite as pricey as my day to day Widex, and waterproof.
Well, unfortunately I don’t have water proof aids and would like some feed back on possibly some
devices that others have used while boating or similar to that.
My apologies. I thought you were asking what options you might have. Another waterproof HA is a device I have purchased to use while boating and similar, and is an option.
I’m a kayaker and boater as well. Don’t know if you’re whitewater or flat. I’m on flat water, so I don’t get a lot of spray. Just sweat and an occasional splash when paddling over a sleeping manatee. I don’t know how well they’ll work for kayaking, but I just ordered Hearing Aid Sweatbands. The online demo was impressive in keeping moisture away from hearing aids, but I guess time will tell. They’re kind of funky looking, but with me in sunglasses and a big Tilley Hat for sun protection, I think they should be fairly invisible.
You could get something like this, and if they get lost it wouldn’t be that big a deal. I’ve heard some good things on the board about them.
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You could get something like this, and if they get lost it wouldn’t be that big a deal. I’ve heard some good things on the board about them.
Great question!
I train and race open water kayaks and have the same problem. There is a lot of splashing, rain and waves in the face, sweat, and an occassional surprise swim. So I was thinking of buying just one of the waterproof Siemens Aquaris, then secure it with a sports clip and/or hat. It isn’t a cheap solution, but it would not put my primary pair of aids at risk. While I have never tried them, I like the idea of the relatively inexpensive aids shown at the previously mentioned mdhearingaid.com site. I would protect them with ear gear and secure them with a pullover cap, swim cap, or sport clip.
So what have I done to solve the problem? I used the money instead to buy another boat, put a “deaf” sticker on my boat to remind people I can’t hear them over wind and wave noise, and have slowly trained a my closest training partners to paddle on my “good side!”
I’m also a kayaker/boater, frequently on the water. But not racing or whitewater, just nice relaxing paddling, fishing, camping, etc. I love to do it with naked ears, too, but when others are around it doesn’t seem too polite.
I use Phonak Naidas, specifically because of their water resistance, and I need the power. Mine are 3-4 years old, pre-nano tech coatings that are so common these days. The Naidas are not for swimming but I felt I could get away with the occasional spill. So far it hasn’t happened. My biggest problem is wind noise. Drives me crazy, and I can’t seem to get it reduced any further. I’ll be getting some of the sweatbands for that when I decide on my new aids. There are a couple of different brands/styles available.
Where do you get the “deaf” sticker - I’d like to put them on my boats.
I buy “deaf” stickers from deafbikesigns.com
She has a variety of decals.
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I buy “deaf” stickers from deafbikesigns.com
She has a variety of decals.
There are the Walker Game Ear’s.
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There are the Walker Game Ear’s.