What do you do when others talk about your devices in public? ⁣⁣

A mama asked me this and I wanted to share my response. "My daughter was getting her face painted and I overheard a little girl ask her mom what was on my daughter's head (cochlear implant processors). I wasn't sure if I should tell them or since my daughter didn't hear, should I have told her "They're asking about your CIs?⁣⁣"
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As a kid, I'm sure this happened often without my knowing. Sometimes I did know and shrunk back, pretending to be oblivious. Other times I remember tucking my hair back behind my ears to show my hearing aids off, as if I 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 them to ask me directly. Most days I was a very social child and I'd simply say "Hearing aids, they help me hear better!" ⁣⁣⁣Anything said with confidence and carefree attitude was usually received pretty well.
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Over the years, especially after I became an audiologist, I gained confidence and invited the conversation. I added color to my devices via @Skinit, @gearforears and colorful @microsonic_earmolds.
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Nine days out of ten my hair is pulled back because it falls into my eyes as I use an otoscope. I’m also a mama so at home I’m always chasing or holding a little human with sticky hands!
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If I see an inquisitive look on someone's face or see them staring - I'll smile, say hello or make a comment so that they might feel comfortable enough to ask.⁣⁣⁣
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On our first date my husband asked me about my job. I told him what I did and talked about what cochlear implants were.I took his hand and had him feel the bump of the implant under my skin. I even showed him the silliest magic trick of "now you see it, now you don't" with my soda bottle cap on my coil. 🤣⁣⁣⁣
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What have you guys done? Do you go up to someone you see with hearing devices?