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Old 02-18-2011, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by zcaveman View Post
I know your batteries are free but that sounds excessive. I replace the batteries in my aids every other week. I wear them from 6 AM to 11 PM. When I take them out at night, I open the battery "doors". That way they are not in use. I shut them in the morning when I put them back in. I get my batteries when they are on sale at Walgreen's.

For the wax, I have a little device to clean out the tubes and the ear plugs. I do that every other week or sooner if I see a build up. Now that my aids are out of warranty, I spend $20 every 6 months or so and they replace the tubes and check everything out at Lake Hearing.
My batteries in my old hearing aids lasted two weeks, but were size 312, much larger the the #10's I'm using on the new hearing aids. I too turn them off at night by opening the doors.
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