My new aid has moulds, my last one had domes. One aid is with the manufacturers to get the vent hole enlarged. The other aid, for my ear that is very severely deaf in high frequencies only, starts to hurt the top of my ear by its sheer weight after about an hour or so. Also, when I have sounds loud enough to make a difference, it feels like each sound is a pressure inside my ear. So far I haven’t noticed any improvement in sharpness in that ear, whereas previously any change to my aids has been a noticeable improvement.
I’m just wanting to check which of these things might be normal and I just need time to adjust, and which ones merit a return to the audiologist for help.
The new aids are UK NHS aids, Signia Stretta Aya UP. My previous aids were Phonak Audeo and I’ve had them about 7 years. They were fine for a long time, but they were never able to give me full hearing in my right ear. I think that may just be something I have to live with.