Right Aid is the master Aid so you’ll always get less battery life.
What were you getting before?
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For a good while after they were new I was getting 4 days consistently. Then the left aid starting dying after 3 days and occasionally 2 days. Now it’s normally 3 days for the left and 2 days for the right.
Nope. No change in audiogram.
How much do you stream? I get about the same but I stream a lot. Seems the last 48 pack did not last as long but I have not documented that. I will be opening a new batch in the next few days.
There is some concern on other (KS10?) aids about phone upgrades causing short life. I have an older pixel1 so I don’t think that is my issue. I have KS9 too.
I don’t stream at all. Only take very short telephone calls about vehicle warranties and occasionally make a call. I do get notifications about texts and emails which wasn’t working when I originally got my aids.
I’ll try turning off media audio and contact sharing to see if that has an effect.
My first batteries after turning off media audio and contact sharing lasted 2 days both sides.
Is decreased battery life something that would qualify for warranty repair or replacement?
After returning the aids for service I’ve been getting two days right side and 4 days left side. I changed the Bluetooth to the left side and the battery life reversed - 2 days left and 4 days right. So apparently the big drain is the Bluetooth in my Pixel 3aXL.
I have used rayovac and power one for years and I have not noticed and decrease of longevity
This comment is based on only a couple of weeks of experience but I’ve recently gotten HearClear batteries and am getting at least one extra day of life out of both aids. 3 to 3.5 days on Bluetooth side and 5 days on other side. If this pattern doesn’t hold up I’ll post again. (negative issue - the first one I took out of the package was corroded) (previous batteries were Power One and Duracell)
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Read the whole thread. Still no idea what the problem with battery life change on your hearing aids. But I will break it down for you. Regardless what you done.
- Audiogram change or Volume control change - The more gains the more power hungry. Volume up also consume more battery.
- Feedback kicking in - The more frequency feedback kick in the more power consumption. You may not notice feedback or sound leakage? Some people can’t heard their hearing aids whistle until someone tell you that your hearing aids whistling.
- Wireless connecting - This will always increase battery power consumption. Weather you use it or not.
- Bad batteries quality - You may have a bad batch?
- Not waiting for 2-3 mins before use the new fresh battery - This is real phenomenal. Wait a couple 2-3 mins before you insert the fresh battery into hearing aids can increase battery life as much as 1 day. I tried this myself. 5.1) I put in as soon as I peel off the tap, lasted less 1 day than usual. 5.2) I peel off the fresh battery, wait a couple mins. Its lasted more 1 day.
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I seem to have gotten a bad batch of costco batteries. Some of them only last a few hours. If I leave them out for an hour or two the will work for another few hours. Strange. It happens now and then. I am wondering if the contacts inside the aid could be corroded causing voltage drop? The battery doesn’t show any corrosion. Seems to be on my right ks9 more than the left. But left is doing the bluetooth master. I can’t see inside. Costco is 100 miles away so not rushing over there yet.
Also probably doesn’t apply to most but I read somewhere altitude affects battery life. I live over 6000 ft. Maybe the tiny holes are too small. LOL
I tried another brand with similar results. 3 or 4 times as expensive. Kind of points to the aids?
Gosh I would have never thought of any of those things.
As for#5 I’ve done experiments with no wait time, 2 minutes wait time and 5 minutes wait time. I found zero difference in battery life for all 3 methods.
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I recently replaced my Pixel 3aXL with a Pixel 6a. I have Android 13 on the 6a. So far battery life has been strange. First set performed about the same as the 3aXL (3 days on BT side). Second set was considerably better with 5 days on both sides. I guess more data is needed.
I recently upgraded to a 6a too from an original pixel. (Liked it better.) About the same battery usage. The latest version of the 13 beta is supposed to have some battery fixes for the phone. Maybe they have reduced the amount of bluetooth activity? Just a guess. I loaded it yesterday but it will take a few days to see any effect.
My batteries in my KS9’s are now lasting 5 days on both sides. At this point I’m going back to changing both batteries whenever one runs down.
wdgowen: So I don’t understand - what do you attribute the increase in battery life now?
The Hear Clear batteries made a slight difference but changing phones to a Pixel 6a made a big difference in the Bluetooth side. The 6a is running Android 13 while my old 3aXL was limited to Android 12.
I just went into Costco and got a “mandatory firmware update” for my three year old KS9’s. The battery life went from less than a day to 3-4 days. Some other random flakiness (occasional buzzing) went away as well.
I am pretty sure that this is a Bluetooth compatibility issue of some sort.
In my case, my KS9’s were paired to an iPhone Xr running the latest iOS version. But If you use Bluetooth, and are seeing very poor battery life, ask Costco to verify your KS9’s firmware level.
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