I’m new to this forum. I’m in a trial period with entry-level hearing aids (Phonak Marvel RIC for my mild to moderate loss).
I’d like to find a way to try to ensure that the domes don’t come off in my ear canals. Having a dome come off is more of a problem than for most people because of an injury.
A few years ago, a plastic earplug for swimming came apart w/o my knowing in my ear canal, leaving behind a hard section. It stayed there for more than 2 months until I got severe ear pain, worsened tinnitus and hyperacusis, and dizziness. I went to an ENT who found the piece of plastic lodged tightly against my eardrum. He removed it and found my eardrum had become retracted.
Since then, that ear canal has been extra sensitive. After 2 weeks using the new Phonak aids, one of the domes came off in the injured canal as I was (gently and carefully) removing the hearing aids. The audi I’m seeing is the closest one available, and is a 2 hour r.t. drive. She removed the dome the next morning.
I’ve seen a few postings on this forum about gluing domes to the receiver. Some people mentioned plastic model cement, Pliobond, and super glue, but I haven’t seen a posting from anyone who has actually used glue successfully.
Because the injured ear canal is sensitive to being occluded, I’m not interested in a mold at this point, but would like to try gluing the dome – if there’s a kind of glue that can eventually be removed from the peg end of the receiver without damaging it.
Has anyone found and used a glue that works well?
Many thanks!