Is any one here has ric receiver with canal lock, can i see its shape in ear ?
This isnât MY ear, but if youâre talking about THESE canal locks (which I dub âthe leashâ):
Then it fits onto the receiver matchstick in the ear, extends out the canal and is curled into the actual ear cup like this:
Iâve used these before, but had them removed cuz really, NOTHING keeps the receiver completely IN the ear canal throughout a long day of articulating (chewing, yawning, laughing, talking, etc.,)
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I think âthe tradeâ calls these âsport locksâ. (Helps keep HA in place with vigorous activity, but also everyday.) They gave me a little baggie of extras, which was good b/c the first several broke pretty fast. They arenât too hard to replace, but the angle of attachment is tricky to get right. Takes practice. I find them helpful as a removal handle.
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I wore canal locks with Phonak RIC aids for a number of years. They were great for me.
Sorry, no pictures of them in my ears.
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I have worn sports locks with 3 sets of Phonaks.
Latest are the Phonak Audeo Paradise P90Râs. they have a far smaller wax guard than normal. Changing the wax guards is darn near impossible for me because of the sports losks. They slip on the receiver; then they intrude on the wax guard when Im trying to change them. And thatâs beyond terrible.
DaveL
Oticon and some other companies call them Ear Grips. I use them. I will try to make a picture for you. The best price for them that I have seen is on eBay
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I believe there is a misunderstanding about what canal locks are.
Many on this thread are talking about sports locks or kickstands. Very typical with domes.
My understanding of canal locks are a style of custom ear molds. They can be used with both behind the ear aids and also receiver in the ear aids.
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As wearers we arenât the manufacturerâs customers the audiologists and hearing aid practitioners are.
How do we describe something if we donât even know its name?
Iâve used whatever-they-are-called for 20 years. I donât want my hearing aids to fall out of my ears.
The sports locks I have drive me crazy. When I try and change the wax guards in my Phonak Audeo Paradise P90âs the wax guards either:
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wonât âclickâ on the receiver
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go on crooked so I canât hear.
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How do I search on ebay for the best price if I donât know what itâs called?
Everyone talks in code.
@Phonak! Whatâs this about âclickâ? when using the little disk and Iâm trying to change my waxguards.
Iâm hard of hearing. I donât hear a âclickâ!
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You said it! If you donât install them just right on the matchstick-shaped receiver, then the curve of that âsport lockâ can actually POKE YA in the ear cup!
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Here is whatâs pictured at Amazon.com.
Looks like the âleashâ or âkickstandâ thing Iâm also referring to.
Oticon calls them Ear Grips
Phonak calls them Retention Locks
Resound calls them Sports Locks
Signa calls them concha Locks
Widex calls them Widex EASYWEAR⢠Retention Locks
Starkey calls them sport Lock Retention Cords
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Very helpfulâŚ
I donât know what my Phonak Audeo Paradise P90âs have on them. I hate them; every time I change my wax blocks itâs perilous. Flaw is the Phonak wax guard design for these hearing aids.
DaveL
I stopped using them, at first it happened that the hole widened and it no longer held anything, then I glued it with superglue and over time it still cracked. So I stopped wearing them. At first I had them because I thought they would hold the receiver better in my ear, but I can see that it holds tight because I have a power dome, which has a double wave. I think that it is more necessary for those who have an open dome, so their hearing aid can easily fall out. I got used to not using it anymore.