#52

I get maybe 60 hours out of rayovac 312s but I do have full connectivity, and a severe hearing loss. I also do a good bit of streaming

#53

Great explanation, thanks.

#54

When l got the new Phonak Naida Paradise P70 UP aids, the user guide that came with the aid said to wait 2 minutes after removing the tap of the new 675 battery.

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#55

I don’t think you can put the genie back in the bottle…

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#56

I never even took my batteries out of my aids, just opened the battery doors and placed the aids in the dryer at night

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#57

Yep, if you let the smoke out, you can put it back in.

#58

I think the danger is overstated. This is more of an issue with larger lithium ion cells, not the smaller zinc air cells which usually pass through the intestinal tract without doing any damage. Batteries Cause Devastating Injuries
However, one shouldn’t tempt fate and it would be wise to keep away from children.

#59

When I tried just removing the tab and inserting, it took about 15 seconds for the aids to power up. Since the general advice is to wait a minute, that’s what I do. I just wanted to see what would happen if I didn’t wait.

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#60

I put them right in. It powers right up. I never wait. I probably lose a few hours of power a week per battery. By my reckoning that probably costs me about $5 a year. Worth it to not sitting around waiting to put my batteries in my hearing aid and move on.

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#61

I’ve used size 13 extensively. I have waited and not waited. It makes no real difference.

#62

I totally agree with you. Air does activate the things, but I close the doors right away. My hearing aids are not airtight, so if they need more air to get fully activated, it is there…I amsure they are not air tight, because sweat goes into the battery compartment with apparent ease, so I am guessing air has an even easier time…
my 2 cents
Dan

#63

Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t read this thread long ago. Just started it tonight and saw the posts about how swallowing batteries kills kids and pets fast. My puppy ate my hearing aids more than two months ago. I stupidly took them out to brush my teeth thinking I’d remember to put them away when I was finished and of course forgot and left them. I know I opened the battery doors, always do when I remove aids.

Anyway, I talked to the vet, who said if he was eating and eliminating normally, don’t worry, he’d pass them. His behavior never changed, and obviously those batteries didn’t kill him on the spot, but I’m glad I never knew they should. I was worried enough as it was, although I’ve sure seen others post here about dogs eating aids and nothing about them dying from it.

Fortunately for me, my aids are KS9s from Costco and were still under replacement warranty.

#64

P.S. I try to let my batteries sit 2 minutes after I take the tabs off just because most here recommend it. It’s not as if it’s painful.

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#65

Some manufacturers even recommend letting batteries air for a minute before using.
Rayovac is one of them.

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#66

Used to work for 3M in London Canada.
You can get adhesive transfer from tape…perhaps the wait time is to prevent the adhesive on the tape from transferring to the contacts on the hearing aid.

Hope this helps…
Dave

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#67

Why do you think they put the sticky on the batteries? To keep the air out. Using air as part of the chemical make up of the batteries allows the batteries to be smaller.

#68

Oticon says:
Zinc air batteries: Insert new batteries and close the battery drawer. In order to let the batteries breathe oxygen, we recommend that you wait for 2 full minutes after removing the sticker from the batteries before you insert them.

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#69

Maybe it’s my imagination because in the past I never really paid much attention to this. But I recently moved up to hearing aids that take 675 batteries. If I pull the tab and immediately put them in my aids the aids will start but a couple of seconds later shut off. If I wait a minute the aids start up and stay on. So I guess there’s is something to this. You’re never too old to learn

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#70

Actually the reason it is dangerous to swallow a battery is when it reaches the small intestine the battery is squeezed and a short circuit happens causing severe damage to the intestine that could be fatal Under no circumstances leave a battery laying around. Keep it in its case if unused or immediately dispose of it.

#71

Well, I would have sworn it would make a difference to let HA batteries “air” before turning on the HAs, but now I’m not so sure. Back at the beginning of 2019 I started “airing” my batteries before turning on my HAs. So, I checked my archives to see the difference. I was wearing Oticon Agil Pro HAs at the time. They took a 312 battery.

So, I started “airing” in Jan 2019, and continued to do so until I got my Marvels in Sept 2019. Over that period of time, I went through 29 sets of batteries over the course of 246 days. The 29 sets of batteries previous to my beginning “airing” spanned the time period between May 2018 and Jan 2019. Those 29 sets kept me going for 249 days. So, it would seem, given that I might be a day off here or there, and also accounting for the fact that batteries don’t last so well during winter as in summer, I’d say there was very little difference between “airing” the batteries, and not doing so. Weird.