Actually, that’s your thread that I always link to when I talk about this.
So I went to molds with locks. Initial fit wasn’t to my liking. Ears got sore. Since I was 2+ hours from Costco, it occurred to me…I’m the one who knows exactly where the mold is hurting me. So over a period of days, I’d take a finger nail file and simply hone down the trouble areas. Did a little at a time, and 1-2 weeks later…they fit great.
When my left mold broke, it was my HIS’s partner, a full fledged audi, who put in the replacement. He buffed it some, then told me I could do what you did, nail file. I did that some, and it did get better, but I was a little miffed. I paid all this money for the service as much as for the aid. So I called back and made sure to get an appointment with my original guy. He did a fantastic job of getting right. Just goes to show that when it’s audi vs. HIS, the initials don’t matter so much, it’s the individual.
The downside. I cannot understand speech as well with the molds. Had several adjustments done, finally the HIS person activated the old dome program…and instantly it was much…MUCH better. She said it’s not suppose to work that way but it did. Given that…I’m still running into situations where I simply cannot hear speech. I have the volume on these all the way up. I’m thinking of going back to domes as a ‘test’ to see if speech recognition improves. If I can get over this last issue of clarity of speech…I think I’m fairly set with my hearing aids after 1 year of getting them.
Have you had a REM test with the molds? If you have the volume maxed out, it seems like something is wrong.