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We are often asked what our patients should do with an old set of hearing aid that is no longer needed for backup. The Lions Club accepts donations of all behind the ear and in the ear hearing aids. Send the aids to: District 4 – L4 Hearing Aid Bank c/o Lion Keith Campbell 8121…

The batteries that you are using in your hearing aids are zinc air bat- teries and I was surprised to learn recently that they have about 10% mercury in them. The battery manufacturers have all agreed to produce mercury free batteries be- ginning in June 2011. Some manu- facturers are selling mercury free options today….

If you must be exposed to loud noise, wearing hearing protec- tion in the form of earplugs or earmuffs is recommended. The least expensive type of hearing protection is the foam plug that you can buy in the drugstore for less than $1 a pair. Inserted properly they can attenuate noise up to 25dB or…