I know know this is an old thread but I just recently purchased the Widex Dream Passion 440’s reason being I got them for half price. My concern with them is that I always get an ear ache with them. I have tried the domes and ear molds and still get ear ache. I do not have a problem with ear wax or ear infections. Any idea what is causing the ear aches?
When I tried widex, the open domes had a very sharp edge, they itched like hell.
My audi gave me the old widex-domes as a replacement, they were much better!
Do you feel that the domes have a sharp edge?
No I never noticed that they did. I can barely feel them in my ear. They don’t itch. But I do get ear ache after wearing them a few hours. My Audi has no idea what is causing this. You replied to my post on CIC’s being good for my hearing loss and I thank you. I am now wearing custom ear molds but am having feedback in the left aid and I have a problem with wind noise. Widex are sending me the CIC’s to try them. I don’t have any problems with ear wax. I love the sound of these hearing aids but I hate having ear ache all the time.
There are a couple of oils for ear itch. One is Eargene. A bit of zinc oxide ointment could be used. Its the old treatment for diaper rash.
No problem with ear itch just ear ache.
I use the large tulip domes. Very comfortable. Nothing sharp about them. Domes changed you know. They went from clear to dark grey. I can’t say if the older domes from Widex were worse on comfort.
I have never tried open domes so I can’t say anything about them. As I said before; I use tulip domes. They are semi open by design but they are very comfortable. You might want to try the tulips. There are two sizes, medium and large. The medium are quite small. I have both but I prefer the large.