Touring & Hearing Aids
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 688
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From: Central Utah
Ive got over the ear type, both ears. Ive tried a few times wearing them under the FF modular helmet. No go for me. Noise amplification is too much and lifting the helmet off feels like Im going to ruin the earpiece wire as they do get pulled upwards a bit. My helmet has BT and only on the EG with the stock windscreen and helmet visor down can I hear well enough to converse. I just carry them in a small plastic pocket size container with two extra batteries and puttem in as needed. Its just what it is.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 449
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From: NC Mountains
A lifetime of loud music, loud engines and gunfire have finally caught up to me and I need to get hearing aids. I can't get my FF helmet on with them in, but often wear a half helmet or go without one depending on what State I'm in. If you have them too, do you ride with them in? Anything I need to know about?
Olive Union Pro 2 in 1 Hearing and Bluetooth Music Aids - Voice Enhancing Aid.
Club Member
Joined: Jun 2018
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From: Below the Gnat Line
I have over the ear type hearing aids (thanks US Army Artillery!!!) My ear doc said not to wear them when riding bike. And shooting guns. Or when in an extremely loud environment. They will accentuate noises and wind noise is bad enough with half helmet and no ear plugs! I would not wear them riding bike or doing anything where you may have any worries about losing them!!!
I wear binaural BTEs and I have never found a FF or modular (even a 3/4 for that matter) that would accommodate my hearing aids. If/when I wear a FF, I take them off. When I wear my 1/2 helmet, I wear them, but turn them off, so I get the earplug effect from them and actually protect my residual hearing from wind noise. Of course, this means that I have to turn my radio up to "wake the dead" in order to hear it through my "hearing plugs". All my riding buddies have to like my music too, but at least it's a functional solution until I get to a stop light and the panhandlers begging for money don't like the Doobie Brothers.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2022
Posts: 290
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From: NH
I wear over-the-ear hearing aids too. I cannot get my FF helmet on without driving them through my skull. I ride without the hearing aids, but do use ear plugs. It's funny. My prior bike was all wind noise and could barely hear the exhaust. My RG has V&H slipons and has a nice low rumble that I hear over the wind noise. I'm just now getting used to the different sounds.
I wear over the ear, put them in a case when riding and carry them with me.
I put them on when I reach my destination.
I put them on when I reach my destination.
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Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 3,302
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From: Milton, Delaware
Over the ear type for me. I wear a full face modular and have minor issues with them fitting in the helmet. There's an app on my phone that allows me to adjust the volume level. I just do that when on the bike. They also stream phone calls to the aids.
All thanks to the VA, (and jet engines).
Brand is 'Oticon'.
All thanks to the VA, (and jet engines).
Brand is 'Oticon'.
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 620
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From: Castle Rock, CO
My over the ear type aids get turned off and put in a carrying pouch in my pocket. When I stop for longer that a fill up, I turn them on and put them in. Then when I get ready to go again, turn off, in the pouch and pocket and off I go.
I turn them off because if they are next to each other they can go into a feedback loop that can run down the batteries in a hurry.
I turn them off because if they are next to each other they can go into a feedback loop that can run down the batteries in a hurry.