If you are still not sure which battery to buy, please contact us with photo of used battery packet and we will assist you buy the right batteries for your Hearing Aid.

Types of Hearing Aids

BTE (Behind-The-Ear)		A BTE hearing aid houses the hearing components in a casing that rests behind the ear. A clear plastic acoustical tube directs amplified sound into an earbud or a customized earmold that is fitted inside the ear canal. BTEs are the world’s most common hearing aid, are typically the biggest, and are ideal for moderate to severe hearing loss.
RIC (Receiver-In-ear-Canal)		RIC style hearing aids are instruments where the receiver — or speaker — is inside the ear canal, which is then connected to the main device by a thin electrical wire. Because of this, RICs are typically smaller than BTEs. RIC hearing aids are sleek and stylish, are usually feature packed, and are great options for mild to moderate hearing loss.
ITE (In-The-Ear)		ITE hearing aids are the biggest of the custom-fit styles. Each ITE is machine-crafted — based on a mold of your ear — with all the components fitting in a plastic casing that then fits smoothly within the outer portion of the ear. ITEs are one of two custom styles big enough to house manual controls, and are used for mild to severe hearing loss.
ITC (In-The-Canal)		ITC hearing aids are also custom made based on a mold of your ear. They are smaller than ITEs, with only a small part of the hearing aid shell showing in the outer ear. ITCs come in a variety of faceplate covers, can include manual controls for volume and memory, and are a good custom-fit choice for mild to mildly severe hearing loss.
CIC (Completely-In-Canal)		CIC hearing aids are custom made to fit completely in your ear canal. Only the tip of a small plastic “handle” shows outside the canal, which is used to insert and remove the instrument. Their small size can pose dexterity challenges. CIC hearing aids are used to help with mild to moderate hearing loss.

Source: NIDCD 

Battery Sizes

Common Hearing Aid Batteries are available in 4 Sizes - 10, 13, 312 & 675.
Below is table corresponding sizes and color codes.

Battery	Description	Type of Hearing Aid
	Size: 675 Color: Blue	BTE, Cochlear Implant
	Size: 312 Color: Brown	ITE, ITC
	Size: 13 Color: Orange	ITE, BTE
	Size: 10 Color: Yellow	CIC, ITC

Some hearing aids do not use standard hearing aid batteries. If this is the case with your hearing aid, please email, fax or post to us the details of the battery size and hearing aid. We will try our best to to obtain the battery for you.

Cochlear Implant batteries provide high current so that the processors can perform well where high current drain is required. It is for this reason that some zinc-air battery manufacturers have optimized a size 675 for the BTE cochlear implant processor.

Selecting the correct Battery Size

There are a number of ways you can identify the size of the hearing aid battery you require. The most popular are the numerical code or the colour code.

The battery size number is usually located in a corner on the front or back of the packaging. Depending on the brand, the size number (10, 13, 312 or 675) number may have a letter before or after it. Some manufacturers include letters with the size number (for example: p675, s13, p10, A312).

If you are still not sure which battery to buy, please contact us with photo of used battery packet and we will assist you buy the right batteries for your Hearing Aid.

Do not attempt to force a battery into your hearing aid or cochlear implant. This will likely result in damage. It could be a sign of an incorrect battery type or size.