@Zebras The slim tubes and such can be made to fit perfectly with such a tool:
It’s a piece of plastic in the form of a hearing aid and a thin wire that goes through the slim tube. The wire prevents the tube from disforming at a bend. (I used to have 13mm flextubes from Bernafon, so I drilled a hole and put a thicker wire into the plastic. That’s why there are two.)
You put the tool behind your ear. You move the tube in the form and shape that your are really happy with. You take them out and use a air gun to heat the tube so that it becomes softer and let it cool in the shape that the wire is. After removing the wire the tube will be perfect.
Of course, if you make it too hot, you will melt your slim tubes. My hear dryer wasn’t hot enough, though, so there is room to experiment.
Funny detail: I got this from my audiologist. When his colleague asked him whether they didn’t need it themselves, the reply was that he hadn’t used it ever. So that’s why those tubes keep creeping out for most of us!
The tool should be easy to make with a wire and a piece of plastic. The easiest way that comes to mind is a piece of eraser roughly cut into shape with the wire stuck through it from top to bottom. Folded at an angle at the bottom to prevent sliding out. Just remember to make it rather light, because your hearing aids aren’t that heavy either.