Advice to the author: attach the remote to the wall. Some remotes come with its own bracket, but if not then some double-sided tape would work. Author liked old

Advice to the author: attach the remote to the wall. Some remotes come with its own bracket, but if not then some double-sided tape would work. Author liked old fixed regulator, so they should be fine with new one being fixed too. This would completely eliminate half of the problems - no more lost remotes, no more lost batteries. This will also go a great way towards "access in the dark" thing as author will start to develop muscle memory on where "1" button is. For more "advanced" things, get a universal fan control. Those often have more distinctive buttons, and if you can find the one with plastic buttons (not rubber ones), then you can melt some of them for this super distinct feel in the dark. In other words, don't just be angry, do something to fix. It's pretty easy in this case.