I have Flat Loss in both ears, my right ear is worse than my left. I have read a suggestion that switching over to a Earmold or cShell would be better than using a Dome for my type of loss. Wanted to see what other people who have flat loss suggest.
I do have a followup appointment this Friday and plan on asking my Audiologist about switching to a cShell instead of the vented dome I am currently using. I have the Kirkland Signature 10.0 which is essentially a Phonak Paradise and they use the exact same tips / cShells.
I appreciate any input
Thanks,
Catherine
Al depends on how bad your hearing loss is. An audiogram would help the ones one here to help you.
I have my Audiogram in my profile, but added a more detailed copy per your suggestion.
Thanks,
Catherine
@jakthebomb What receiver? Is it S or M?. Are you having any problems with vented domes?.
I have always preferred fitted molds to domes for sound and for stability. Since my hearing loss is mainly high frequency, I need to be sure that the molds are well vented. With your low frequency flat loss, I would think molds would be excellent because you need more bass. --Steve
I have M Receivers. The Vented Domes keep feeling like they are being blocked depending on how I angle them into my ears. Like I can shift my left one ever so slightly and it will go from muffled to crystal clear. I don’t really have much of a problem with my right ear.
The pain I keep feeling from my hearing aids has pushed me to get ear molds made. I am going for Acrylic cShells. Today I wiped some blood off of my ear when talking my hearing aids out. I wonder if the body of the receiver is pressing on my canal. I always have throbbing pain when taking my hearing aids out.
Can’t wait until I get the new cShells. Nearly three weeks I have been dealing with the pain.
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Had another follow up with my Audiologist. Looks like the RIC wires were too short. They selected a Size 0 which had the wire taught and was causing irritation just inside the ear canal. I wonder if my new cShells will have the same problem.
After a whole day of wearing with the new wires, no more pain. It feel so nice not having to yank them out after a few hours because it hurts so much.
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I finally got my cShells in on Friday. They are very comfortable, but they keep slipping out. I set another followup appointment to go over getting them remade with the skeleton style.
Those look nice.
Hang in there getting the fit you like.
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Thank you! So far they are better than the domes were, my ears don’t get itchy anymore. But just need it to be slightly more locked in which I think a Skeleton type would do the trick.
