#1

I’m having difficulty choosing Earmold colors,I’ll be getting gold glitter and the rainbow swirl pattern.
https://microsonic-inc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/3_Microsonic-Colors-and-Color-Styles.pdf
Any color combination suggestions?

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#2

Did you check out their sample gallery? I show this to my patients to help guide their choices:

Honestly almost everything I’ve ordered from them turns out pretty nicely. I would probably go with the Gel-e-burst, since the clear helps break up the colors a bit. The rainbow/swirl is fine but sometimes the colors get muddied, depending on what you pick!

#4

I’ll either be getting a canal lock or skeleton Earmold most likely. I have RICs but need more occlusion and better retention plus extremely small ear canals which makes larger domes uncomfortable. I looked through the gallery but with so many colors it’s hard to choose especially since I want something that will stand out/be visible. I enjoy loud colors and LOVE decorating my HAs. I specifically choose microsonic since I know they do fun colors and if I went with phonak I’d be stuck with clear.

#5

I agree - Microsonic makes really pretty molds. I have had good luck with them making RICs for my kiddos. Hope you find something you like - the gallery is just suggestions; you can come up with your own thing :slight_smile:

#6

Well this is a refreshing topic. Considering all the people that say they don’t want to drawer attention to their aids.

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#7

Do you find that custom earmolds work well for RICs with your peds patients? My Aud said “I have the tiniest ear canals she’s seen.” LOL

#8

Honestly I was quite upset I couldn’t get pink hearing aids, mostly because insurance and pricing of the sky marvels. The next color I would have picked was white so we went with the audeo marvels but after ordering was told they did not have white because it was discontinued. I picked silver and love decorating my HAs with stickers, tube twists, charms
My favorite shops have been

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#9

Have you tried ear gears?

#10

I haven’t but I have so many hearing aid stickers I tend to change them daily.

#11

I find that people tend to be more understanding that I have hearing issues when my HAs are visible versus discreet because I’m a young adult who doesn’t seem like I would need them.

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#12

Yes!! Lots of happy kiddos!

#13

Omg this is so cool.

My fitter went on and on about trying to hide HA and the availability of skin tones to hide and I had to interrupt her, if I have to wear a HA, it can be neon, I’ll rock it :grin:. I was sad to see my choices were so limited when we narrowed the choices.

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#14

Definitely recommend checking out the shops I linked above!

#15

Seriously had me jealous clicking through all those links thinking I should change types as I have ITE.

Maybe I’m weird but I feel like the hearing centers need to showcase things like this. It would help get rid of the stigma that HAs are for old people. I remember getting my first colorful glasses as a kid and feeling a little better, still hated wearing it but I felt better.

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#16

Pimp My Hearing Aids / Cochlear Implants FB Page!

#17

I wish I could get some funky colors. With the Jabra (resound one) there is only one form and the only options other than skin colors is red/blue (right ear is red and left blue ) which I went with. Only having one aid right now it’s just the blue but funky colors would be awesome.

#18

I think when I needed to have Costco remake my molds a number of years ago the aids were Resound. At that time they dealt with multiple vendors for molds. I would expect different vendors to have different color options.

#19

JaaCreations has SO MANY stickers including glitter/shiny ones.

#20

@janofh

My friend has RIC Aids and didn’t like the limited choice of colours.

She chose 2 x blue but had the Lab ring her audiologist to confirm that she means 2 x blue and not 1 x red and 1 x blue.

I realise you have 1 x Aid now but don’t think you have to get 1 x blue and 1 x red.

#21

I’m glad my audiologist said we could go through a different company since if I went with phonak I would only be able to get clear