My gear

Hello just thought I would show you guys the various pieces of equipment that I use on a daily basis including my current hearing aid, old hearing aids I used to wear and my mic/radio system among other things.

This is my current hearing aid:

It's a bit sleeker than previous versions, also they have replaced the switch and volume scroller with buttons. The single button changes which mode it is in. It automatically turns on whenever the battery section is closed shut with a battery in it. One press of the button lets me use my mic system as well as all the normal sounds it picks up, A second press of the button mutes the hearing aid so I only get whatever is coming through the receiver hence allowing me to listen to music without all the background noise. A third press of the button mutes the hearing aid completely which is useful for loud places like concerts or bars. A fourth press causes it to go back to its original mode. The other button is for changing the volume, press up to increase the volume and down to decrease it but it only goes up/down so far. I do not know what the green stuff is, I think it is to do with moisture but nobody has said anything or made any comment when its been looked at or older ones have been sent for repair so presumably its not a problem. My mum makes the fabric band herself and it works really well and is a lot more comfortable than the rigid hair band things that they originally came on.

This is my most recent hearing aid before my current one:

It is analog and has different settings rather than different digital programs. It has three settings, off, middle setting (i.e. just the receiver) and normal hearing aid. It does not automatically turn on when the battery section it closed. Unlike the digital aid, the receiver has to be plugged into a "shoe" before it can be connected to the hearing aid.

Here is the shoe and receiver separate:

Here are the batteries I use:

Here is an old analog aid I have:

Here is my current microphone/radio system on the top and the old system that I used to use on the bottom:

As you can see my current one is a lot more complex, with a screen and options an always attached microphone, charged by usb etc. The old system is powered by one AA battery, it has an on off switch and you can change between a microphone cable and an audio cable for connecting with an mp3 etc.


Here is my alarm clock, along with the vibrating pad which goes under my pillow:

Here is the docking station for the system which I currently only use with the smoke alarm along with its own vibrating pad which also goes under my pillow:

Thanks for reading, hope you found it informative and interesting!