
“How long should these last?” is one of the first questions every new hearing aid wearer asks, usually while staring at a battery that died after four days. The honest answer is: it depends on the size, your hearing loss, and how you use the aids. But there are solid real-world ranges, and this guide…

Open a pack of hearing aid batteries for the first time and you will face a small rainbow of colored tabs and three-digit numbers. Size 10, 13, 312, 675. Yellow, orange, brown, blue. It looks like a code, and in a way it is, but it is a simple one. Once you learn it, you…

You put in a fresh battery on Monday. By Wednesday the aid is beeping its low-battery warning. The package promised a week or more, so what gives? Fast battery drain is one of the most common hearing aid complaints, and the frustrating part is that it is rarely just one thing. It is usually a…