Dry and Store

[Guest guest]

Hi Jim,

The Dry and Store units are used by both hearing aid users and CI

users. Many if not most CI users use the dry and store for our

processors to dry them and keep them conditioned and to kill germs.

Has your audie not mentioned this to you? It works in the same way

that the crystals are used to keep our processors dry. I have the

global unit that was part of my goodie package from Cochlear. Either

the dry and store can be used, the crystals (I've never seen the

crystals) or the small round cedis blocks for drying the processor.

When I travel, I use my splashbox with the cedis blocks. All CI

processors by every manufacturer should be kept dry when not in use.

Normal humidity can keep your processor from performing as it should.

Here is the site on dry and store:

http://www.dryandstore.com/?BISKIT=2805153613

Dixie

[Guest guest]

Hello Dixie !

THANKS for the explanation. Sounds like a pretty neat device. I

have an AB Auria CI processor, and the storage/carrying case doubles

as a drying unit (it has a built in dessicant that can be recharged

in the oven). My Audie has not mentioned the need for any more

drying hardware, but I will be sure to ask her about it.

I have worn HA's for almost 40 years (still do on the unimplanted

ear), and use a dessicant type storage jar for it (when I remember to

do so). I do, however, always use the jar when I camp. I live in

Wisconsin, so our climate is not as humid as in other parts of the

country - maybe that is why my Audie hasn't mentioned this so far.

Enjoy the LONG weekend !

Jim S.

>

> Hi Jim,

>

> The Dry and Store units are used by both hearing aid users and CI

> users. Many if not most CI users use the dry and store for our

> processors to dry them and keep them conditioned and to kill

germs.

> Has your audie not mentioned this to you? It works in the same way

> that the crystals are used to keep our processors dry. I have the

> global unit that was part of my goodie package from Cochlear.

Either

> the dry and store can be used, the crystals (I've never seen the

> crystals) or the small round cedis blocks for drying the

processor.

> When I travel, I use my splashbox with the cedis blocks. All CI

> processors by every manufacturer should be kept dry when not in

use.

> Normal humidity can keep your processor from performing as it

should.

> Here is the site on dry and store:

> http://www.dryandstore.com/?BISKIT=2805153613

>

>

> Dixie

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm using the " rechargeable " dissecent in my dry and store and can't

remember when I'm to " bake " it and how (what oven temp for how long?)

The dot is a deep blue color now. Is it supposed to be pink? Thanks!

) Jackie

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Jackie,

Blue is good. The granules will turn pink little by little and then they will

need to be cooked. Mine never really all turn pink but when I see a little

pink, I cook it.

I cook mine at 350 for 25-30 minutes. When I take them out of the oven, I shake

it a little and if there is still some pink, I will put it back for another 5-20

minutes. I also tried to bake it in the toaster oven but it doesn't work as

well for me so I bake it in my regular oven.

Happy Hearing!

Carol

Boca Raton, FL

N24C 3G left ear -12/11/01-upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08

N Freedom- right ear- implanted 3/01/06 activated 4/6/06

Re: Dry and Store

Hi,

I'm using the " rechargeable " dissecent in my dry and store and can't

remember when I'm to " bake " it and how (what oven temp for how long?)

The dot is a deep blue color now. Is it supposed to be pink? Thanks!

) Jackie

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[Guest guest]

Thanks so much, Carol! I knew you would know this! ) I posted here in

case others wondered and could benefit, too.

Hope all is well with you and crew. My Mom is packing this weekend to come

back North. It's been a good year but she is anxious to be here for awhile.

Again - thanks for the info. ) Jackie

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[Guest guest]

To us foreigners, Jackie.

Does that mean that your mom is carrying a gun?

:-)

Ted F.

>

> My Mom is packing this weekend to come back North. It's been a good

> year but she is anxious to be here for awhile.

> Again - thanks for the info. ) Jackie

[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie,

dark blue is good, a spesific temperature is not a must, as long as it

turns dark blue. We do ours at 150 degrees Celsuis, for an hour or two. It

will definitely do the trick and after a while you will do this without any

worries.

Good luck

Altha

On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 12:04 PM, <Flashwun@...> wrote:

> Hi,

> I'm using the " rechargeable " dissecent in my dry and store and can't

> remember when I'm to " bake " it and how (what oven temp for how long?)

> The dot is a deep blue color now. Is it supposed to be pink? Thanks!

> ) Jackie

>

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>

> (

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> )

>

>

[Guest guest]

This is the instruction page from Dry & Store, Jackie:

How to Recharge a Metal Can Desiccant (Global model only)

http://dryandstore.com/index.cgi?CONTEXT=art & cat=15 & art=67

It can be printed out for future reference, if required.

Ted F.

>

> Hi,

> I'm using the " rechargeable " dissecent in my dry and store and can't

> remember when I'm to " bake " it and how (what oven temp for how long?)

> The dot is a deep blue color now. Is it supposed to be pink?

> Thanks!

> ) Jackie

>

[Guest guest]

Hey, Ted - my Mom doesn't need a gun - she has a mouth! LOL

She is what is known here in the states as a " snowbird " . She lives in the

Northeast (New Jersey) in the summer and heads to Florida for the winter. She

lives very close to where Carol is and we've met for lunch a few times. Now

she is ready to head back North to her summer and more permanent home in NJ.

As I type, she's actually waiting on a new place to be completed not far

from her current place in NJ. She needs a change, so she is also trying to

sell and move. Never a dull moment for my 83 year young Mom!

Hope all is well there down under! ) Jackie

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Altha and Ted - for further instructions regarding the rechargable

" thingy " for my dry and store. Looks like I'm good for awhile as the dot is

still dark blue. But good to have this information for when I forget again

when the pink starts to show up. ) Jackie

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[Guest guest]

Good one, Jackie. I appreciate your sense of humour.

Your mom sounds like a livewire.

Everything is fine Down Under, thanks. Our new Prime Minister

Rudd is on his World tour. He has already seen Bozo to help sort out

the mess in the US of A, now he is off to the UK for tea with the

Queen and to fix up the Brits problems :-). I see they organised snow

for him in London. It was very thoughtful, but will just serve to

make him come home a bit quicker. No snow here in Queensland.

Ted F.

>

> Hey, Ted - my Mom doesn't need a gun - she has a mouth! LOL

> She is what is known here in the states as a " snowbird " . She

lives in the

> Northeast (New Jersey) in the summer and heads to Florida for the

winter. She

> lives very close to where Carol is and we've met for lunch a few

times. Now

> she is ready to head back North to her summer and more permanent

home in NJ.

> As I type, she's actually waiting on a new place to be completed

not far

> from her current place in NJ. She needs a change, so she is also

trying to

> sell and move. Never a dull moment for my 83 year young Mom!

> Hope all is well there down under! ) Jackie

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

You're welcome, Jackie.

I would just use those instructions as a guide though, because I have

had 2 of the tins in a 130 degree C oven for 2 hours and only one of

them turned blue. I have another brand new one, that I have just ripped

the top and bottom covers off and that one too, is pink. I will

experiment with hotter and longer in the oven with them. I dont often

use the tins, its just that my Dry & Store packed up 10 months after I

got it. I got this one after my initial one packed up one year and 2

WEEKS after I received it with all my CI stuff. I dont know whether I

have just been unlucky with these Dry & Store units or not. Its great

piece of equipment when its working OK, but I would think they ought to

last longer than the warranty period. Anyone else had any problems? I

have notified my CI centre twice about it now and I haven't received a

reply.

This is on top of the fact that my own Freedom processor was sent back

to my CI centre on February 26th to be sent to Cochlear for repair and

I havent heard hide nor hair of that since. Oddly enough, the loaner

Freedom hasnt missed a beat and yet its been exposed to all the same

elements as my own was?? Admittedly, the weather is starting to cool

down a bit nowe its Autumn, but I have had plenty of days when my own

processor would have stopped working because of the sweat/moisture, but

this loanes has worked well all the time.

Ted F.

>

> Thanks Altha and Ted - for further instructions regarding the

rechargable

> " thingy " for my dry and store. Looks like I'm good for awhile as

the dot is

> still dark blue. But good to have this information for when I

forget again

> when the pink starts to show up. ) Jackie

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ted,

My first unit also packed up at about 13 months(although the UV light

went earlier than that!) The implant centres reply was unprintable

when asked if this was unusual.

Happily the free replacement(our NHS is not all bad)seems to be more

reliable.

We also get an automatic re-supply of free " bricks " , so all I bake is

bread!

Glad to hear that your freedom is still doing its duty.

david

> >

> > Thanks Altha and Ted - for further instructions regarding the

> rechargable

> > " thingy " for my dry and store. Looks like I'm good for awhile

as

> the dot is

> > still dark blue. But good to have this information for when I

> forget again

> > when the pink starts to show up. ) Jackie

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

Its OK to " bake " the bricks till the dot turns blue, same way as " baking " the

can type thingy?

Thanks,

david walton <bionear2@...> wrote:

Hi Ted,

My first unit also packed up at about 13 months(although the UV light

went earlier than that!) The implant centres reply was unprintable

when asked if this was unusual.

Happily the free replacement(our NHS is not all bad)seems to be more

reliable.

We also get an automatic re-supply of free " bricks " , so all I bake is

bread!

Glad to hear that your freedom is still doing its duty.

david

> >

> > Thanks Altha and Ted - for further instructions regarding the

> rechargable

> > " thingy " for my dry and store. Looks like I'm good for awhile

as

> the dot is

> > still dark blue. But good to have this information for when I

> forget again

> > when the pink starts to show up. ) Jackie

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Hello

I was reading these messages at about 7 55 a.m. this morning and I

suddenly remembered that I put two of the metal can desiccants back

into the electric frypan at 150 degrees C at about 7 30 LAST NIGHT,

because they didnt turn blue after 2 hours at about 130 C. I dashed

downstairs and they were still in there and the frypan had been on

all night. I wouldnt recommend this length of time, but THEY ARE BLUE

NOW :-)

As for my processor, you seem to know more than me. As in my message

I mentioned that I sent it away on Feb 26th and I hadnt seen it

since :-).

The loaner however, hasnt missed a beat.

Ted F.

> >

> >

> > This is on top of the fact that my own Freedom processor was sent

> > back to my CI centre on February 26th to be sent to Cochlear for

> > repair and I havent heard hide nor hair of that since. Oddly

> > enough, the loaner Freedom hasnt missed a beat and yet its been

> > exposed to all the same elements as my own was?? Admittedly, the

> > weather is starting to cool down a bit nowe its Autumn, but I

> > have had plenty of days when my own processor would have stopped

> > working because of the sweat/moisture, but this loanes has worked

> > well all the time.

> >

> > Ted F.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hello

NO. As far as I know you CANNOT re-use the blocks. They have a film

of paper over them anyway, which would burn or shrivel up. They can

only be used until the dot gets light pink or white, then they have

to be REPLACED. Thats why its a good thing to have some of the metal

can desiccants as a back-up.

Ted F.

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> Its OK to " bake " the bricks till the dot turns blue, same way

as " baking " the can type thingy?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ted,

Thanks! I was about to order some more " bricks " but guess I'll go with the

cans since they cost about the same anyway and can be baked repeatedly opposed

to being able to use the bricks one time.

Regards,

" Ted F. " <ted.fletcher@...> wrote:

Hello

NO. As far as I know you CANNOT re-use the blocks. They have a film

of paper over them anyway, which would burn or shrivel up. They can

only be used until the dot gets light pink or white, then they have

to be REPLACED. Thats why its a good thing to have some of the metal

can desiccants as a back-up.

Ted F.

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> Its OK to " bake " the bricks till the dot turns blue, same way

as " baking " the can type thingy?

>

> Thanks,

>

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> The loaner however, hasnt missed a beat.

>

> Ted F.

Oh dear! I think I'd find a constant beat very distracting <g>.

Virg

[Guest guest]

You wouldnt notice the beat, Virg. Not with the different " bands " that

are playing in there, most of the time :-)

Ted F.

>

> > The loaner however, hasnt missed a beat.

> >

> > Ted F.

>

> Oh dear! I think I'd find a constant beat very distracting <g>.

>

> Virg

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

according to the suppliers instructions, it is not rechargeable at all. I

tried the baking thing, the pink dot turned light blue, but I am too scared

to try it after reading the instructions. How is it possible that you get a

free supply of bricks? How can we get it here in SA? That would be totally

awesome!!!

Altha

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:42 PM, <darodrig1234567@...>

wrote:

> Hi Everyone,

>

> Its OK to " bake " the bricks till the dot turns blue, same way as " baking "

> the can type thingy?

>

> Thanks,

>

> david walton <bionear2@... <bionear2%40.co.uk>> wrote:

>

> Hi Ted,

>

> My first unit also packed up at about 13 months(although the UV light

> went earlier than that!) The implant centres reply was unprintable

> when asked if this was unusual.

> Happily the free replacement(our NHS is not all bad)seems to be more

> reliable.

> We also get an automatic re-supply of free " bricks " , so all I bake is

> bread!

> Glad to hear that your freedom is still doing its duty.

>

> david

>

>

> > >

> > > Thanks Altha and Ted - for further instructions regarding the

> > rechargable

> > > " thingy " for my dry and store. Looks like I'm good for awhile

> as

> > the dot is

> > > still dark blue. But good to have this information for when I

> > forget again

> > > when the pink starts to show up. ) Jackie

> > >

> > >

> >

>

> ---------------------------------

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> Total Access, No Cost.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Altha,

Here in the UK, if you are lucky enough to get a CI, the National

Health Service (NHS)totally supports the costs, from first testing,

through implantation, to spares, repairs, upgrades and

replacements.This includes things like dry-store bricks and batteries.

Sadly, for those not so lucky, you certainly should not try and dry-

out the disposable bricks!

david

(Leicester, the fox-hunting centre of England - until they banned the

sport!)

> > > >

> > > > Thanks Altha and Ted - for further instructions regarding the

> > > rechargable

> > > > " thingy " for my dry and store. Looks like I'm good for awhile

> > as

> > > the dot is

> > > > still dark blue. But good to have this information for when I

> > > forget again

> > > > when the pink starts to show up. ) Jackie

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of

Blockbuster

> > Total Access, No Cost.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I don't think the bricks are supposed to be baked. Once they turn the

wrong colour, you toss them and replace them with a new one. Which I

would do in a minute if I could remember where the heck I put them.

The metal thingy can be baked indefinitely, just so it keeps turning

blue. But the bricks for the dry & store are use and toss.

Hi Everyone,

Its OK to " bake " the bricks till the dot turns blue, same way as " baking "

the can type thingy?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

_Stacie@..._ (mailto:Stacie@...) Here ya' go, Nina. She is

wonderful. Jackie )

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Pindzola

Manager, Marketing & Project Development

Ear Technology Corporation

P.O. Box 1017

City, TN 37605

PH 1-800-327-8547, 423-928-9060

Fax 423-928-0515

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Nina <cipalm@...> wrote:

> Can the person who works for the Dry and Store company, please email me

> privately at cipalm@.... I have a question. Thanks so much.

>

> Nina

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone! did email me, so working on my problem!

Nina

Re: Dry and Store

| support@...

| Pindzola

| Manager, Marketing & Project Development

| Ear Technology Corporation

| P.O. Box 1017

| City, TN 37605

|

| PH 1-800-327-8547, 423-928-9060

| Fax 423-928-0515

|

|

| On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Nina <cipalm@...> wrote:

|

| > Can the person who works for the Dry and Store company, please email me

| > privately at cipalm@.... I have a question. Thanks so much.

| >

| > Nina

| >

| >

| > ------------------------------------

| >

| >