r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Fritzo2162 • 14h ago

I'm slightly vexed I'll be 50% deaf in 5 minutes because my hearing aid didn't quite make contact with my charger last night.

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Of course hearing aids require proprietary chargers too, so everyone just has to speak up today.

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u/Fab-o-rama 14h ago

I'M SORRY THIS HAPPENED TO YOU!

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u/ZestyPyramidScheme 14h ago

They said only 50%, so more like “IM SORRY THIS happened to you!”

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u/Fritzo2162 14h ago

Thanks. I didn't quite get that first comment.

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u/smokinbbq 14h ago

Have had this happen before, it sucks. It's happened a few times, but when I close the lid on the charger, if one of them isn't connected, my wife can often hear it screech, so will tell me about it. It isn't something I can hear at all. I try to be a bit more diligent with giving them an extra press down, and then watching both lights sync up and start flashing to show the charge is happening.

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u/Fritzo2162 14h ago

Yeah, I usually do that too. My charger is right next to my bed and I put them in before I go to sleep. Last night I fell asleep with them in and woke up to put them in the charger, so in my groggy state I apparently didn't quite push down hard enough.

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u/moxiepillar 14h ago

I'm SoRrY tHiS hApPeNeD tO yOu

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u/hummingbird1346 8h ago

I'M SORRYY THIS

happened to you

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u/Kynsbane 11h ago

Could also go with every second letter, to make sure it's even distribution.
I'M sOrRy ThIs HaPpEnEd To YoU!

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u/HubrisOfApollo 14h ago

that just means you only have to learn sign language on one hand instead of both

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u/Fritzo2162 14h ago

I only know one word in sign language. It involves the middle finger.

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u/cvaket 14h ago

Well actually 🤓☝️that is in fact two words you know

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u/1stMammaltowearpants 14h ago

Bird!

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u/Stihlgirl 4h ago

That is the word.

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u/rtkane GREEPLE 14h ago

Just tip your head to the right for a half hour or so to let the battery drain from one to the other.

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 14h ago

You have aids? WHAAAT?

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u/PossibilityNo8765 14h ago

Yooo Brenada.. You got aids Yo

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 12h ago

Jared’s even got aids!

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u/i_fucking_love_crack 10h ago

Why "take diet pills" when you can enjoy aids

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u/M1Firehawk 14h ago

I'm blind in one eye, I can't read this

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u/Fritzo2162 14h ago

SORRY
CAN
YOU
READ
THIS?

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u/ProfreshionalOcto 10h ago

They're half blind, not deaf, you dont have to yell

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u/LawnMowerLover33 10h ago

It’s because they’re 50% deaf, they sound quieter than usual.

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u/M1Firehawk 13h ago

Ah! Much better!

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u/habbiboy 14h ago

🖐️👉👌👍👊✌️🫵 that happened to you

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u/Fritzo2162 13h ago

HOW DID YOU GET MY TINDER PROFILE????

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u/Ok-Star6317 12h ago

Ayyy, another hearing aid wearer! May I ask what brand you use? I have relatively mild hearing loss due to some annoying genetics on the maternal side of my family, so I use Widex - not sure if more extreme hearing loss/your specific kind warrants different brands. My case acts as the charger, and it lights up when it's making proper connection with the aids.

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u/Fritzo2162 12h ago

I use Philips 9050's. Not wild about the fit, but the capabilities and battery life are fantastic.

My case is a charger as well, and it has a battery in it that will charge them 5x if I'm travelling. My aids light up when charging, but in this case was too sleepy to notice one didn't quite plug in all the way.

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u/fermenttodothat 9h ago

I use Phonak. I have mild loss in one ear and moderate in the other.

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u/DisgruntledPenguin58 14h ago

Yeah, it only takes once or twice before you make sure to see the blinking lights in the charger before you walk away from you hearing aids.

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u/darthjeffrey 14h ago

Sounds like a me day to me.

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u/Proud-Sample5703 14h ago

woke up to a 4% phone once because the cable was a millimeter off. can't imagine that happening to my actual ears.

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u/abdayk23 14h ago

So.. are you saying these things have NO CROSS-FEED VALVE you can just switch open to EQUALIZE BETWEEN THEM!

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u/trisanachandler 14h ago

Honestly, 1 ear working is about 25% deaf for me.

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u/LexiBuzzyBea 12h ago

I’m assuming you have Oticons, since the app looks the same as mine. I also have issues with them not making contact with the charger sometimes, but I find that pushing them in firmer/wiggling them around a bit until the LED lights up usually works.

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u/Fritzo2162 12h ago

They're actually Philips. I understand brands make models for other brands, so there may be some app sharing going on.

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u/HowlingWolven 14h ago

Can you speak up OP?

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u/TX_B_caapi 14h ago

WHAT IS THE FILTER FOR?

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u/Fritzo2162 13h ago

Wax filter. It prevents the tiny speaker from getting clogged up.

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u/TX_B_caapi 8h ago

Thanks. I had no idea.

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u/Away-Extension2626 13h ago

They said only 45%• so more like i am SORRY THIS happened to you•

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u/Egglegg14 13h ago

This is why we need usbc or some tiny plug in type for earbuds/hearing aids that arent just reasting it ontop of a contact

I have the same problem with my skull candy push play actives

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u/Fritzo2162 12h ago

Why hearing aids don't use inductive charging by now is beyond me. My ring and watch can do it, why not hearing aids? I should be able to put them on a pad and charge them.

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u/Egglegg14 10h ago

For prescription hearing aids priced atleast at $1000 you should be able to charge them without hassle like that

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u/Tommynwn 9h ago

wait, those dont have wireless charging? seems the perfect device to have it, just put it on a small box and will charge

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u/hdgamer1404Jonas 7h ago

Theres probably not enough space in them. The power consumption of a smart ring and hearing aids is vastly different.

If you were to put wireless charging in the hearing aids, they would get bigger to accomodate the extra space needed.

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u/HelpfulButBitchy 12h ago

How I'd feel by the electronic betrayal

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u/I_WORD_GOOD 10h ago

This is why I opted to get battery operated hearing aid batteries the last time I had to get new ones. I can’t risk this ever happening to me :( sorry you need to deal with this!!

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u/byepoop 10h ago

This is why I'm grateful my charger is a travel charger. Had this happen earlier this week and just popped the one at 20% into the charger while I commuted to work. By the time I got to work, it was up to 80%, so I was set for the day. Highly recommend a travel charger if there is one for your HA's!

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u/KatieTSO 9h ago

Filter?

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u/Fritzo2162 6h ago

Hearing aids have a wax filter to prevent the speaker from clogging up. It needs to be replaced every so often or it will muffle up the output.

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u/KatieTSO 2h ago

Today I learned!

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u/Solkre 9h ago

I rage bought new AirPod Pros because my 1st Gen’s wouldn’t charge right even when I cleaned the contacts.

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u/elephant_smarts19 3h ago

As someone who was born 50% deaf with this same exact ear not working I can confirm that you’ll hear things but poorly

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u/Rhodin265 2h ago

Actually, it doesn’t sound half bad…

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u/Old-Knowledge6654 1h ago

Well damn. And thx for reminding me to pay closer attention to mine!

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u/WhiteDahliaa 14h ago

Skill issue

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u/SBelchior 14h ago

What?

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u/Ashkir 14h ago

That will be the most spoken word today.

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u/AntimatterTNT 14h ago

I'd imagine deafness is measured by your most sensitive ear, not the average. if someone is normally deaf in one ear he's not really deaf is he?

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u/Fritzo2162 14h ago

Well I'm 40% in my left ear and 60% in my right, so averaging the two makes it 50%, and if my hearing aids bring it back to 100% and I lose half of it, it should be 50%.

https://giphy.com/gifs/cRMgB2wjHhVN2tDD2z

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u/Alexikik 14h ago

Well you better learn to double check such a vital thing?

I always check that my phone actually charge

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u/Fritzo2162 12h ago

It's not like they have a screen on them. It only alerts me if they're under 10% charged.

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u/gfunk84 12h ago

This app doesn’t tell you if they’re actively charging?

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u/Fritzo2162 11h ago

No. You only get battery status after you take them out of the case, let them boot, they sync up to your phone, and then you open the app.