ketisfolk

About 11 months ago, I was given new digital hearing aids, with new moulds, and hated the sound coming through the aids. After going back to the audi and making adjustments, it was still no good. I tried them for as long as I could bear, and then gave up, took the moulds off them to put on my old ones (also digital, but now 7 years old) and stuffed them into a bag. I didn't go back to the audi because 1) I was about to move, and 2) I didn't trust that the problem would be fixed.
For quite a few months now my right mould has been causing a sore at the top of my ear, and then this week the left has rubbed so badly towards the canal that it has cut the skin. So I'm now hearing aid less, and I'm now forced to go to audiology. I don't trust this lot either, both times I've ever been they've mucked things up. First time I needed my hearing aid fixed, they tried to give me a different model which didn't sound right and I had to cry before they went to paeds and got the right one. Second time I had a Polish guy who didn't understand what kind of moulds I was asking for and so ordered the wrong ones.
Thinking about this now, it's jubilee weekend here (I'm Scottish) so the place might not even be open til Wednesday. I've got two appointments and a drama class before then. Oh help!

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Grummer

go!, go there and dont muck around..you'd make it wose and they wil help you, ,,, jsut dont be stupid
do it, or you WILL regret getting medical help sooner
dont be a fool

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ketisfolk

Hey, I went this morning, so they were open. I have pressure sores in both ears, so I was told I have to wear my hearing aids as little as possible until they heal up (at least a week), and I'm now in the waiting list for a HA review. I think I just had to get it off my chest yesterday. The guy I had today was pretty good, so it seems it was third time lucky.

cdmeggers

can you file down your earmolds a bit with a nail file, at the spots where it hurts your ears? That might help take some of the pressure off the skin and not hurt your ears so much.

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Grummer

meggers...it depends and little risky...file down too much, then need new moulds cuz whistle too much...deilicate filing!!'
but not bad advance, just ONLY if youre experienced with ear moulds and know your shape from previous moulds then do , but if its new...i mean if new to HAs as late deafened..i wouldnt....

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cdmeggers

that's why you file down a bit at a time.. file a bit, put earmold back in and see how it feels. if still bothersome, file down some more.

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Anij

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My Audie's office's Hearing Aid tech adjusts my moulds - they can mark the high spots (while the mould's in) and then remove the excess material a little at a time.

Takes only a few mins and if they mess up the mould, it's "covered" since the work was done in office.

BTW - it's dangerous for someone to wear their HAs too much (more than 16 consecutive hours) because doing so will cause bacterial grown in the ear and greatly increase the chances of ear infections (both of which could actually cause hearing loss).

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Sarfarigirl2011

U might have an allergic reaction to your earmolds, try the hypoallergenic ones since I have them and also been here too.

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Grummer

^^ good point

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Sarfarigirl2011

yeah and I've been in that crap 2-3 times and you could also go for sparkly clear earmolds with whatever color like the one in my pro pic OR the cat's eyes which is clear with whatever color streaks (like I have purple streaks on them)

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djchur

Unfortunately here in the UK we're lucky to get anything other than beige HAs and clear moulds, especially with all the cutbacks taking place in the NHS at the moment.

cdmeggers

I don't see why NHS would limit colored options, considering ALL colored hearing aids of their specific type/brand (like all Naida IX UP will cost the same, regardless of what color), and earmolds should not be priced differently just because of color... but then again I don't know how the system works overseas.

I just know, it doesn't matter if I get clear molds or colored, it's still going to cost about $60 per earmold.

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djchur

I think it's because they have to order them in specially, whereas they seem to have drawers full of beige HAs. In the case of moulds I suppose it's easier to just order them all in clear. Whenever I've taken one of my HAs back because it's faulty they just produce another one from somewhere immediately, so I suppose it does have it's advantages. It seems to also depend on where you live as to whether you can have coloured HAs/moulds, we call it the postcode lottery.

NaidaUP

For years i got beige aids and clear moulds but then my friend asked for coloure ones and she was allowed as a adult. She is also up north. I'm down south and I asked and I was allowed as well. Think they just assume that as a adult you don't want coloured ones.

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