The amount of used hearing aid batteries at my mom’s retirement home
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Careful some tweaker doesn’t steal it and sell it to a scrap yard for the zinc!
I wonder how long they’ve been collecting those for? 2 batteries at a few weeks each.
There’s a reason why used button cells should be taped before dumping into a container…
It’s crazy because there are only 12 residents at the retirement home.
I mean, I get they are depleted enough to not work anymore, but they would still have some charge in them. Dumping them all into a jar freely like that seems like a bad idea. But seeing how it has not exploded yet, maybe its ok?
When my aunts friend died it was a mad dash to her room to get her stash of hearing aid batteries before anyone else got to them.
WHAT?!
This… seems dangerous
I think my mom dropped that many over the years. When we cleaned out her house, they were in every nook and cranny.
The hearing aid business is going to go through some big changes as over the counter options are becoming available for a fraction of the cost . The new AirPods are going to have hearing aid capabilities that you give tune with an app on your phone .
Tell the retirement home to get rid of the death can
I really kinda feel like silence in my golden years would be a good thing.
I bet the full jar smells funny.
WHAT… DID YOU SAY SOMETHING DEAR?
You shouldn’t really store batteries, of any type, depleted or otherwise, in a container like this.
why not make rechargeable ones?
Looks like one of those Guess How Many Are in There fundraiser jars.
Someone is definitely making bank from this 😂
Wait, how? I store 4 button cells in a drawer and they start a nuclear reaction.
I remember this game, guess how many are in the jar. The winner gets to take home jar and contents.
What?!
Js throw it in the ocean
Just so everyone knows these are extremely harmful and fatal if swallowed! They come in most kid toys, unfortunately.
Given my interactions with the elderly, at least they’re fuckin using their hearing aid.
What?
WHAT???
This is what danger looks like. Fire waiting to happen
What’s the thing under the O in only
Huh?
Those could be interesting if the stars align.
seeing this is interesting. i work in a company that manufactures hearing aids and those run with rechargeable lithium ion battery
How are these going to save the planet?
I bet they taste great sprinkled on ice-cream!
Oh look, your mom is making an IED!
Mmm cereal