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It’s my left ear, the one with the loss. The right side is fine, so I’ve just been assuming a single unit on that side would be the setup.
I haven’t bought one yet, so I can’t say how it behaves solo either. My loss is only on the left side, which is why I was leaning toward a single unit instead of a pair. I’ll probably ask the seller directly before ordering.
The batteries come out maybe once a week, sometimes less. That’s why I’m stuck on whether the panel I’ve got is even worth messing with. A controller on a 10 watt panel in a half-shaded shed sounds like it might just be treading water like you said.
It’s just a small 10 watt panel I had lying around. The shed gets some sun in the morning but it’s pretty shaded by afternoon. I wasn’t sure if a controller on that would even do much.
Sitting flat on a desk is how I’d use it too, and I don’t think the wall part is a safety requirement so much as an option for people short on surface space. The thing weighs barely anything, so a desk spot is fine as long as the cord isn’t somewhere you’ll trip on it and the front isn’t buried behind a monitor or a pile of papers. I’ve seen small heaters get knocked over by a sleeve or a cat more often than I’ve seen one fail from being on a desk. If you’re going to leave it freestanding, just make sure the surface is solid and it’s not perched on the edge of something wobbly. The wall mount mostly seems like a way to keep it out of the way in a tight room. Drilling holes for a 2.7 lb heater on a desk you already have space on seems like extra work for no real gain.
Wood will soak up moisture over time and that faint damp smell sticks around. I had a similar setup and ended up moving the charger indoors and just keeping batteries out there. If you’re away for weeks, that’s the part I’d think about.
I noticed the anxious ones were always the ones about things I hadn’t done yet. Kept the reminders tied to stuff I was already going to do and dropped the rest. Fewer pings but they actually feel useful now.
Mine has been fine for spotting owls. I take it out a few nights a week and usually pick them up in trees without much hassle. Battery still lasts me a couple walks before I charge it. Good enough for casual stuff like that.
Mine collects more than I expected, but I still find a little dust near the edge of the counter after using it. I think the finer stuff just floats out no matter what. Doesn’t really bother me since it’s easy to wipe up.
Mine only cuts out if it actually tips past a certain point, not just from a light bump. Knocked it with my foot a few times and it kept running. So it’s not as instant as I expected.
I wouldn’t count on the light doing much through a retainer. That’s the part people seem to skip. Red light has to actually reach the tissue to do anything, and a layer of plastic sitting between the LEDs and your gums is going to block or scatter a good chunk of it. So even if the mouthguard technically fits over your retainer, you’re basically running the session for nothing.
I get wanting to keep things simple, but the retainer is doing a job at night and the mouthguard is doing a different job for those few minutes. Stacking them doesn’t really save you anything. Just run the session first, then pop the retainer in after. It’s the same amount of steps, just in a different order.
Comfort wise I also can’t see it being great with two things in your mouth at once. That’s my take anyway.
Mine got worse before it got better, but not because of the filter. I figured out my water heater was turned down a bit around the same time, and hotter water always made my soap foam more. Turned it back up and the lather came right back.
I’d probably just leave the remote on my nightstand and use the buttons on the fan itself. That’s what I do with most of these small remotes. If it doesn’t have a built in spot, I’m not going to fight it.
I don’t have wide bottles often, but the few times I did the opener still grabbed the cork fine. The bottle just felt a little awkward to hold steady while it ran.
Different materials definitely change how it feels, but I never got much out of trying to follow a settings chart or anything like that. What I noticed after a couple weeks is that the battery level actually messes with the behavior more than people mention. When it’s fully charged, the tip bites a lot harder and leaves deeper marks. Once it drops to maybe half, the same pressure barely scratches the surface, so I end up pressing harder without realizing it and the lines get sloppy.
That threw me off at first because I kept thinking it was the material or the tip causing inconsistent results. Turned out I was just comparing a fresh charge to a tired one. So now I try to do the delicate stuff earlier in a session and save rougher work for later when the power tapers off. Sounds backwards but it works for me.
On the harder surfaces I also noticed the tool gets warmer in the hand after a while, which makes it a bit less steady. Doesn’t happen on softer stuff nearly as much. Not a big deal, just something nobody warned me about. The manual really doesn’t cover any of this stuff, so most of it is just trial and error.
Mine actually helps me more on the front than anywhere else, so I don’t think you’re using it wrong. I mostly check the gumline area with it and leave the back teeth to the mirror. The light is fine for what it is, just not some big game changer.
Mine lives on a hook under the eaves, so it never takes rain straight on. Splash resistance isn’t the same as sitting in a downpour though. I’d still bring it in for storms.
Mine rides in my jacket pocket mostly, so the size never bugged me. The part I actually noticed is that it picks up lint around the screen edges after a while.
I’d say the coat thickness is less of a problem than people make it out to be, but the strap is where it gets annoying. My old dog had a winter coat that was basically a rug, and the collar would slide around unless I had it snug. Not cranked down, just snug enough that it wasn’t hanging loose. The points did reach, but I had to check it every time we went out because after a few minutes of sniffing and rolling it had shifted.
The part nobody mentions is that the fur gets caught in the points. Mine had a habit of matting right around the contact area after a couple of weeks, so I had to brush that spot more often than the rest of him. Not a huge deal, just something that came with the territory.
If your dog’s coat is the kind that’s dense right at the surface, you’ll probably be fine. If it’s more like long wispy hair that just falls flat, that’s when it gets fiddly. I ended up using it less than I expected, mostly because the beep and vibrate did most of the work and I didn’t need the other modes much anyway. So the fit issue stopped mattering after a while.
I’ve had mine for about three months and the heat side surprised me. It won’t carry a whole apartment, but in my bedroom it’s enough that I stopped dragging out my old space heater. Runs quieter than I expected too.
Mine never squeaked, even after messing with the pressure dial constantly. So I don’t think that’s just how these are. If it started a few weeks in, something in the dial is probably rubbing.