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@lagenaria364

Please suggest a solution to problem of wearing hearing aids and a mask, as many older people still must.

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my 73 yr old husband has this issue. nearly every mask attaches at the ears and when he takes it off it often pulls off his hearing aids with it. his hearing loss has been diagnosed for 23 years and is progressing, but when he or others around him need to wear a mask it is almost impossible for him to hear anything. It's very isolating.

My husband and our other hearing aid (and glasses) wearing friends wear the masks which secure with over-the-head elastic, not ear bands.
Put the lower elastic on, set the mask & secure with the upper one high on the head. No interference with aids or glasses. (Maybe with a cochlear implant though.) To temporarily remove the mask - like while in the car - simply slip the top elastic forward & let the mask rest around the neck.
My daughters, who do not wear aids, like this too, because it solves where to "store" the mask between running errands. I also do this while using masks for outdoor chores (due to my bad lungs)
Sue

@lagenaria364 and @aunt, in addition to the helpful suggestions from @beleza and @sueinmn, you may be interested in this related discussion in the Hearing Loss support group:
- How do you manage wearing a facemask with hearing aids? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/coronavirus-mask-interferes-with-hearing-aids/