My wife was diagnosed with mixed dementia nearly 5 years ago. She lives in a dementia care home, with nursing support. She wears hearing aids with a behind ear microphone connected to an in-ear ear piece. These work very well. Without them she becomes even more withdrawn.
Unfortunately she has lost two of them in the last month. We assume that for some reason she takes them out and puts them down, somewhere but cannot be questioned on where. She is mobile and walks around the home so they could be anywhere in the home.
I did replace the first one she lost, with help from the insurance company. I don't know if they will replace this second one so soon afterwards.
Without the hearing aids she is a different person so I really, really want her to wear them but I despair in solving the problem.
Does anyone have any idea on how we can help my wife to stop losing her hearing aids.
Unfortunately she has lost two of them in the last month. We assume that for some reason she takes them out and puts them down, somewhere but cannot be questioned on where. She is mobile and walks around the home so they could be anywhere in the home.
I did replace the first one she lost, with help from the insurance company. I don't know if they will replace this second one so soon afterwards.
Without the hearing aids she is a different person so I really, really want her to wear them but I despair in solving the problem.
Does anyone have any idea on how we can help my wife to stop losing her hearing aids.