I take my hearing aid out when I'm at the barber, because he sprays my hair with water, and I don't want him to snip my hearing aid with the scissors. I thought everyone with these hearing aids took them out, but the author mentioned being able to hear his hairdresser, and I'm like... wait, what?
Do other people with hearing aids wear them during hair cuts? Taking mine out leaves me deaf for the duration of the session. I don't like it, and I always feel like I'm missing out on some common social engagement. Everyone else seems to enjoy talking to their hairdresser, but since I can't hear, I have to sit there silently and listen.
A bit baffled, but wondering if I should just start leaving them in.
As the author of the article, I can only speak to my personal experience.
One vital detail: I used to wear CICs(completely in the canal) hearing aids for a while before switching to BTEs (behind the ear), so I was used to being able to talk to my hairdresser during an appointment. I didn't want to lose that, so I resorted to solving the problem.
I've also known my hairdresser for a good 7 years so we've built a bit of rapport. She knows what to do when I come in for a haircut. I take the hearing aids out completely while my hair is washed, and put them in after. When I put them in, I move the hearing aids from their usual "behind the ear" position and just let them "float" in mid air while my receivers are in. This way, the wires are as far as possible from any clippers or scissors. Sometimes I just gently pull them down and away while she's working close to them for extra assurance.
I also verbally remind her every time to be careful around the ear and sideburns - just as an extra precaution and my peace of mind. Honestly just talk to your hairdresser, explain it to them, and they'll usually be more than happy to make this a good experience for you.
Coincidentally, I also own a pair of the Oticon Opn 1, and I pretty much agree with the blog piece. My biggest gripe is how short the battery life is when on bluetooth. And my 2nd biggest gripe is that there is no way to 'lock' the Opn into Loop mode when wearing headphones. If the headphones move a bit, the Opn no longer detects the magnetic coil and disengages loop mode. I would like to be able to use the iPhone app to lock them into loop mode until I manually change the mode...
Oh, and yeah, I ALWAYS take my hearing aids out when I am at the barber! The idea of leaving them in... shudder!!
I never use the telecoil, but I totally know what you mean about losing connection. One thing that drives me absolutely bonkers is when an app steals my connection because it has an audio component, and even worse is when it steals the connection even after I've muted the app! (Looking at you, FB Messenger!)
Hahaha ... for me, it's my iPad stealing the connection from my iPhone.
My wife would be on the iPad in one room turning on her music on through Slackr Radio or iTunes. When she hears nothing, she starts cranking up the volume and then she hears me yelling at her from another room to turn it down!! It's happened a number of times ... ""face palm""
Do other people with hearing aids wear them during hair cuts? Taking mine out leaves me deaf for the duration of the session. I don't like it, and I always feel like I'm missing out on some common social engagement. Everyone else seems to enjoy talking to their hairdresser, but since I can't hear, I have to sit there silently and listen.
A bit baffled, but wondering if I should just start leaving them in.