hearing aids
 

Any rule against a player wearing hearing aids? Don't know if it matters, but these were the 'larger' ones.
Seems like it could be dangerous with elbows flying around and such.

Thanks

No rule prohibiting said the father who had two hearing impaired children play the sport.


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Most states probably have a requirement to get a letter signed from a health care professional or something like that. But I'm not thinking twice about letting a kid with a hearing aid play.

You're asking for trouble and perhaps a lawsuit if you don't let a kid play for this reason.

Treat hearing aides the same way you would treat eye glasses or contacts.

MTD, Sr.

Dangerous for who? And how?

The only danger is to the wallets of the player's parents because HA's don't like moisture/sweat.


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Maybe the OP is thinking about one of those old-fashioned hearing aids that is led up to the ear.

(No, Billy, we neither need nor want a picture)

Confucius Says ...
 

If it isn't illegal, then it's legal.

I'd say there is *some* danger -- ball to head or head to ground or head to head contact could be exacerbated . . . *BUT* that is far outweighed by the danger to the player of telling him to take off the hearing aid and him not being able to hear -- just as telling a player to take off glasses may remove a smidgen of added risk, but imparts greater risk that it removes. IMHO referees who start thinking of telling players to remove hearing aids or glasses are *way* overthinking.

I doubt that hearing aid creates any more of a risk than the head hitting the floor/ball directly. For that matter, it might even be a benefit by creating a "crumple zone" that will absorb some of the energy as contact is being made. Or it might not....I don't know.

Let me repeat myself: "Treat hearing aides the same way you would treat eye glasses or contacts."

MTD, Sr.

Thank you all for your thoughts.

Illegal
 

These can take one aback at first