I have Phonak Audeo Lumity 90 ric aids and wear domes (I think the medium size as the small are tiny) and there is barely a minute in the day when I DON’T feel discomfort when wearing them - its both the feeling of the HA on top of the ear, and the domes in the ear - particularly the righthand side.
The only time where I don’t seem to notice the discomfort is if I am streaming directly into the ear (ie TV, ipad, phone calls, etc). Is there a rational explanation for this i.e. does the direct sound make a difference to ear pressure or something like that?
It’s driving me nuts - I have tried Phonak Slimtips which just kept “creeping” out of the ear and my audiologist is adamant that I will find custom molds more uncomfortable (I did have a skeleton mold with my NHS aids years ago and I didn’t wear them at all because I found them both uncomfortable and they were never programmed correctly (I have moderate/severe Reverse Slope loss in both ears).
Any thoughts would be welcomed - I’ve read posts on here where people say they forget they are even wearing aids - I’d give anything to get to that point but 18 months since having these aids its got no better.