Ear Gear

Dan tells us about his experience of using Ear Gear, which protects your hearing aids, cochlear processors and BAHA processors from sweat, dirt, and being lost.

I wear hearing aids bilaterally for moderate hearing loss, and as a serving Police Officer in the British Police service, I simply couldn’t avoid situations where I was going to get wet. British weather can pretty much guarantee rain, especially if I’m on foot patrol miles from shelter and wearing my hearing aids.  I wear NHS supplied Oticon Spirit Zest aids and it’s fair to say they don’t cope well with moisture as even heavy sweating would cause them to keel over and die.

What a relief to discover a Paramedic who had solved the problem through getting Ear Gear.  He put me in touch through the UK distributor and what an amazing difference it really has made.   I was doubtful at first at how resistant they would be against moisture and light rain – but they really have made a big difference. Initially I was concerned that wearing Ear Gears might cause degradation to the sound – but I am pleased to report that I can’t spot any discernible difference.

The other advantage to wearing Ear Gear over my hearing aids, is that it has significantly reduced the feedback which I used to get when wearing a hat, and amazingly it also reduces the sound of Wind rushing across the microphones.

I’m so impressed by them, I keep them on all the time now.

Shortly after this post was originally published, Richard contacted us.

Wow, I’m the paramedic Dan refers to. I’ve used ear gear for 6 years after having the same problems as Dan on duty. Also as I’m a motorcycle paramedic I wear my motorcycle helmet over the hearing aids and you can imagine how hot that gets in summer.

I can still easily access the programme & volume controls with the ear gear covers on but some times I need to pinch the covers back a little bit when they are new.

I can’t recommend them enough, they won’t make your hearing aids water proof but they will protect them from sweat and rain etc.

I got mine direct from Gear for Ears in Canada as they weren’t available in the UK at the time. They are now available from Connevans.

If you buy them from Canada and send them a photo of you wearing them they will send you a free spare pair of ear gear. They also have ear gear covers connected to a cord like a pair of glasses, the cord has a small clip that you connect to clothing so children don’t loose them if they pull them out etc. This is the link to the Ear Gear shop in Canada. They also have a much larger selection of colours to choose from.

Ear Gear | Hearing Aid Protection from dirt, moisture and loss for children, active adults and seniors!

Ear Gear is available from Ear Gear & Connevans

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One of our readers said,

I didn’t realise that someone with a hearing impairment could join the police force. I enquired about joining the London Met Special Constables a couple of years ago, but was told that my deafness could prove problematic.

We have put her in touch with a sign language user who works for the Met. They do recruit people with a hearing loss in line with the Equality Act 2010.  If you have a hearing loss and you’re interested in working for the Met, contact us and we’ll put you in touch.