Keeping hearing aids dry

Hearing Aids
#3

Also look on Craigslist for the D & S, I see them posted from time to time and they are either in the Free section or in the Health and Beauty section or the General for Sale section. There was one in the SF Bay Area CL last week for $15 but it was about 50 miles away and I didn’t need it anyway, but if it had been in my area I would have picked it up for a spare.

#4

So where can you find a water resistant rain hat with a wide brim if you’re a guy? I have been searching for one for years without success. Men don’t seem to wear hats anymore, and something like a baseball cap doesn’t cover the ears and won’t keep hearing aids dry if it rains. Any ideas? Gerald

#5

Here

Loads to choose from too.

#6

I bought mine at REI. It also keeps the sun off your neck.

#7

Orvis, LL Bean, Cabeleas, Dick’s, REI, NogginTops, Wal-Mart. Any fishing or hunting store. Any outdoor type store… here’s a forum where reading about Hat will make you dizzy.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/forumdisplay.php?3-Hats

any a whole bunch…
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ix=seb&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=waterproof%20hats&oq=&aq=&aqi=&aql=&gs_nf=&gs_l=&pbx=1&fp=160a46efcf63646c&ix=seb&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=681

#8

Love those Tilley hats and all their other stuff. The hats last just about forever too.

#9

My Audi made a suggestion to put th,em on rice. I was like “hmm. Simple solution and cheap” what do you all think about this?

#10

Rice is an excellent product to dry out any electronic device, cell phone co. suggest putting cell phones that have gotten wet in rice to dry it out and most times it works. However, I will stick with my Dry n Store for my hearing aids.

#11

Interesting! Another Tilley lover! I just happen to have almost every hat that Tilley ever made right from the early hand-made hats that he used to sew together in his basement.

For a guy with serious ADHD issues, he has had a remarkable career!

#12

Weird, wacky, and crazy. When I eat rice, it is wet and makes my plate dirty. How can it be used to dry electronics? But if it works for someone, I would love to know why.

#13

I believe they mean you should use dry, uncooked rice

#14

What other cheap and easy solutions like the rice one do you have guys?

#15

Desiccant packs. Silica gel. Rice etc. Anything that dries in a non corrosive way.

#16

I would worry about the dust from the rice.

#17

Cooli Bar Company has many styles of hats in all colors for men and & woman. They are made out of sun protective material. You can order from the internet. They are not cheap, but worth every cent. They last forever. I have four of them.

Chrisonia

#18

HA drying kit - $11 at hearing clinics, and 20 dollars at costco (a bit bigger):slight_smile:

#19

Thanks everyone.
Tilley hat for me…their winter hat has been great.
Now I need to find my old summer Tilley.

I have a hard hat with a brim all around for visits to construction sites. (work)

Dave

#20

I have done this. I am getting new HA today and will go back to this simple (pretty free) method:

  • Small container (like those containers you put soap in, they close and good size.
  • Wrap some rice in cheesecloth and keep the HA in the soap container with the rice
  • I suppose you could use a pill container so the HA don’t rattle around if you planning on carrying them
  • (AND THIS) Go to a drug store and ask the pharmacy for some of those little things they use to keep medicine dry. They’ll give you a handful and they work fine.

" It’s not the heat, it is the humidity"
— My hearing aids.

#21

The manufacturer of dry and store just released their value product called dry caddy. 20 bucks retail: http://dryandstore.com/DryCaddy.cfm

#22

Those little things they use to keep medicine dry are called desiccant packs.