Audiologists and hearing specialists often talk about selecting a hearing aid that is right for your lifestyle. One of the factors in that decision is power supply: does it require hearing aid batteries, or is it a rechargeable hearing aid? At Professional Hearing Services, we can help you with either solution, and we want to understand what is best for you.
Hearing aids that use replaceable batteries have a few advantages. Typically, a disposable battery delivers more power in less size, so a very small battery can last for weeks. Hearing aids don’t have recharge circuitry, and no external docking station is required, simplifying their design and reducing their size. However, at some point the batteries do need to be replaced. Not only do you have to have the correct battery and in some cases simple tools on hand, but you have to be able to manipulate and place small batteries – which can be difficult for arthritic hands and older eyes.
Rechargeable hearing aids have appeared in recent years and are extremely convenient. Under typical use a single charge lasts an entire day, and at the end of the day the hearing aids are placed in a docking station for a recharge, all ready to go the next day. Batteries never need to be ordered or replaced; however, rechargeable batteries have a finite service life, usually several years of recharge cycles, which may prompt a hearing aid upgrade.
To help with the replacing batteries part, Professional Hearing Services offers the Discount Battery Club. After all, we know exactly what size battery your hearing aid needs, so we guarantee batteries are fresh and will fit your device. We track your payments, how many batteries you use, and how many packages you have – and we can mail batteries out to you the same day you call. No driving around, no surfing web sites, and no shipping charges.
Call us today to join our Discount Battery Club for hearing aid batteries, or come see us if you’d like to see how rechargeable hearing aids work.
