I now use rechargeable hearing aids, however, I used 312 batteries for years, and the below Duracell ones were by far my favourite. The packaging is super easy, and the tabs on them are big and easy to remove as well. Could never find them in a shop, only on Amazon.
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I just cut the package of the new child-proof Costco 312 batteries in half - right across the center of the circle of batteries. Then I pry the plastic up from the cardboard and empty them on my table. To store the now-loose batteries, I put them in the old-style packaging (which I have a lot of, as I store my used batteries in those to recycle. Now that I need the old battery packaging, I remove the spent batteries and put tape around them so they don’t touch each other, and send those for recycling. It’s nowhere near as easy, and I am only 70 with mild artritis. Not gonna be easy when I hit 80…
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There is an active change.org petition started by an audiologist.
Sign!
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Hopefully this is ok to post. A customer of mine alerted me to the issues people were having with the new hearing aid battery packaging. I created a case for him that was well received. It allows the user to cut all the batteries out of the new packaging in one sitting and then store them securely in the case. The case is made of plastic and the batteries are kept separated so they will not short out. Embedded magnets keep the batteries from spilling out while also making them easy to retrieve. It is a myth that magnets will reduce battery life.
Come check out the various sizes and configurations I have and let me know what you think.
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The first thing that happened to me was the batteries went all over the place. Kind of defeats the purpose of the new packaging.
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Hello, I have been quiet on this issue and would now like to share some thoughts. My background is as a nursing and healthcare executive and Board member. Additionally, my daughter-in-law is a pediatric radiologist and sees these cases in her practice. This is a case of terrible unanticipated consequences that while necessary for one population violates basic safety principles in design and roll out of a solution. My recommendation is to address this issue through well organized advocacy at the Federal level. Given the many issues in DC right now I think individual letters will be lost. Perhaps the Hearing Loss Association of America , American Academy of Audiology or one of the other groups would take up the issue and organize a campaign. Looking for an exemption seems to be the way to go.
The injuries from small batteries are serious, can be life threatening and there are more than mentioned in our discussion and the impact on those who can’t open the packaging for hearing aid batteries must also be addressed.
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These look great! If I used batteries I would order some!
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I am also having trouble getting the batteries out of the plastic. I ended up cutting all the plastic and empting the batteries into a jar to find that they ended up not working, I just wasted 5 batteries (they were dead when I went to use them). I was going to take then back to Costco and complain, but it’s not worth my while to do so. So how are the rest of you getting them out one at a time.
You shouldn’t store batteries in a way that they touch one another. This condition creates electrical shorts, which quickly deplete the batteries.
Batteries must be separated by insulator material.
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I really freaking hate the new packaging. It takes eons worth of effort to deal with. I’m sorry some toddler died but I shouldn’t be made to suffer for somebody else’s fatal mistake. If you ask me if you’re giving your toddler hearing aid batteries and not telling them “don’t swallow it,” or aren’t putting them out of their reach you’re the one who is asking for it.
I’ve seen several posts recently that claimed this, but I’ve been carrying spare batteries in a little case attached to my key-ring for decades now and never noticed any problem …
They can touch each other side to side, like in a plane (think cookie sheet) as long as they are the same way up. If you case keeps them oriented from forming a circuit across their positive and negative terminals you’ll be fine. A bag or jar like for coins purse will be no good. Good thing there wasn’t a fire.
WH.
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