THE VILLAGES, Fla. – The pandemic has had a ripple effect on so many of aspects of our lives but for people wearing hearing aids, it could be especially expensive.
Many are losing their very costly devices when they remove their face coverings.Dr. Paige Holt, AuD, says her practice in The Villages gets four to five calls a week from people who need to replace one.“They take their mask off their ear, the hearing aid gets tangled and usually goes flying,” Holt said. “They don’t realize it for several hours.”[TRENDING: 250,000 chickens killed in fire | SpaceX launch to bring sonic booms | New stimulus could mean $600 direct payment]Holt said the calls started coming in shortly after the pandemic started.“We immediately thought we have to do.