I TOTALLY get this! I don’t know why but it seems like some kind of karmic curse always dragging me back to deal with awkward and stressful events like NOT having a working pair of aids and then being in a situation (overseas, on the road, in a meeting, etc,) where I really need to hear.
I think the beginning of my acknowledging that I need backups with me whenever away from home was more than 20 yrs ago. I was at my in-laws and their DOG ate one of my aids. I had all kinds of social events and a busy weekend, and only ONE ear working.
I take scrupulous care of my aids: they go in a UV/dryer at night, I drop them into a ReDux super-dryer after the gym, and if I ever hear of firmware updates (usually right here at the forum) I get those done. But still! I get these odd issues. I’m still dealing with a corrupted file that was transferred onto 3 pairs of my aids recently.
Zebras: I’ve only ever need a repair once in my life.
You are LUCKY!!! I’ve not only had issues with my aids, but now one of my (redundant) Roger mics is in the shop at Phonak. It seems I stabbed it to death trying to get the gaddang license to xfer to one of my aids. They make it so difficult to use the pin on the back of the mic. Why?
Allen: Two incidents in more than 20 years of full-time travel, including some vacations to Europe, Hawaii, Alaska, and the Caribbean feels like good enough odds for me.
That is simply astounding. I so wish I had that kind of track record with my cluster-puck of rechargeables, Roger mics and now the new 312s. I admire your ingenuity and chutzpah getting to the audiologist on the road. Now that’s ONE situation I haven’t had yet.