Read through most of this thread as it’s become the defacto thread for talking about great Phonak Infinio Spheres.
I am trialing them now and posted my own topic about it
I’ve had some useful answers there but figured I may as well ask some questions here:
I was using oticon before with varitherm custom molds. My audi got silicone molds this time and I hate them so far.
So much harder to put in and they feel massive. They feel more occluded and they stick out of my ear canal more. Even after 4 days I despise them.
- Does anyone know if I can get oticon molds made with their varitherm with Phonak receivers?
- I’ve learn that Phonak has titanium molds which sounds super interesting and maybe a solution? What downsides are there?
- I’ve also just learned about this Active Vent thing. Did some reason and one downside is about earwax and cleaning but it’s not clear to me how much of a problem it is. I have dry ear wax and wondering if that applies here as I haven’t hear a mention of dry vs wet wax as it pertains to active vent. What I do know is in my oticon molds, I would often need to clean the vent as my ear wax would fill the vent a bit.
- I realize I’m very confused about the various type of custom molds and which “type” I currently have based on my photos above. I’ve read terms like slim tips, cshell, half shells etc. I’ve even seen the Phonak order form which didn’t help. Based on the photos, I think I have half c-shells, am I correct? If so, it seems like these are the smallest cshells you can get, so I would have to go with slimtips to go smaller to match my Oticon?
- Am I wrong in thinking that the oticon is more compact because it doesn’t fully contain the receiver like the Phonak ones?
If it helps my profile has my latest audiogram.
Appreciate any input to help me here.