Re: Help for Hearing Aids that flop about on the ears

[Guest guest]

Can you please explain this further? We're having a problem keeping

our son's aids in. The " plugs " keep popping out, and the actual

behind-the-ear aid droops forward. Thanks, Gisgie

> Hi

>

> Just a thought on hearing aids that seem to flop about on the ears.

>

> Our early intervention worker suggested that when we attach the

mold to the

> aid, that we face the hearing aid toward the mold rather than in

line with

> the aid. It is perhaps a 45 degree angle to the aid. If we don't

do this

> it does tend to fall off his ear at times.

>

> It acts as a spring. We have been doing it for 4 years now and it

works

> well.

>

> We have never had to use the double sided tape and (7) wears

them all

> the time including during sport. I recently asked the audiologist

if he

> felt it had a negative impact on the sound and he said no. by the

way

> has a mild moderate loss with skeleton molds.

>

> I have been meaning to send this for ages but wasn't sure how to

write it

> up. Does any one else do this? Does it make sense?

>

> Hope it helps someone else.

>

> Cheers

>

> Donna O'Mara (mum to 7 mild-mod and Liam 5 - no loss and who

starts

> school in 2 weeks)

> Hepburn Springs

> Australia

[Guest guest]

> we face the hearing aid toward the mold rather than in

> line with

> > the aid. It is perhaps a 45 degree angle to the aid. If we don't

> do this

> > it does tend to fall off his ear at times.

> I recently asked the audiologist

> if he

> > felt it had a negative impact on the sound and he said no.

If I understand you correct, that's a 90 degree twist. When another audiologist

did this

to my son's earmold, his primary audiologist just about had a cow. She says that

if you

change the dynamics of the tubing, you are changing the sound that goes through

it - same

principle as the pipes on an organ. I'm not sure I would go even 45 degrees.

I've done it

with about 5 or 10 degrees though and it does help. When your child is old

enough (if they

aren't already), I'd be interested to see their results in the sound booth with

the twist

and compare it with the results without the twist. That's the only way to know

for sure if

it's affecting your child or not.

Hugs,

Kay

[Guest guest]

Our audie showed us how to put aids in using a clock as an example. She said

to hold aid at 9:00 on ear and twist mold in. With a little oto-ese (sp)

works like a charm every time. We also were cautioned against changing the

angle for the same reason Kay suggested. As far as aids flopping around we

really haven't had a problem with that. He is a very active 2 year old. They

flop behind his ears but the ear molds have never come out. We just have to

tuck them back behind his ears sometimes. I wonder if the outside of the

molds aren't to big or small and that's why they don't stay put.

Re: Re: Help for Hearing Aids that flop about on the

ears

> > we face the hearing aid toward the mold rather than in

> > line with

> > > the aid. It is perhaps a 45 degree angle to the aid. If we don't

> > do this

> > > it does tend to fall off his ear at times.

> > I recently asked the audiologist

> > if he

> > > felt it had a negative impact on the sound and he said no.

>

> If I understand you correct, that's a 90 degree twist. When another

audiologist did this

> to my son's earmold, his primary audiologist just about had a cow. She

says that if you

> change the dynamics of the tubing, you are changing the sound that goes

through it - same

> principle as the pipes on an organ. I'm not sure I would go even 45

degrees. I've done it

> with about 5 or 10 degrees though and it does help. When your child is old

enough (if they

> aren't already), I'd be interested to see their results in the sound booth

with the twist

> and compare it with the results without the twist. That's the only way to

know for sure if

> it's affecting your child or not.

>

> Hugs,

> Kay

>

>

> All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post

is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to

copyright restrictions.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Gisgie

It's a little hard to describe but here I go.

As you insert the end of the hearing aid into the mold tubing twist the aid

towards the part of the mold that goes into the ear canal until it is about

half way between the edge of the outer ear part and the bit that goes in the

canal.

You would probably need to play around with it to see what suits your child

and their aid, the closer to the bit that goes into the canal the greater

the spring (I guess it could hurt if too much of a spring).

It did take a little while to get used to putting it in like this

himself after we changed it around.

Let me know how you go.

Donna in Australia

> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:16:05 -0000

> From: gisgie@...

> Subject: Re: Help for Hearing Aids that flop about on the ears

>

> Can you please explain this further? We're having a problem keeping

> our son's aids in. The " plugs " keep popping out, and the actual

> behind-the-ear aid droops forward. Thanks, Gisgie

>

>

> > Hi

> >

> > Just a thought on hearing aids that seem to flop about on the ears.

> > Our early intervention worker suggested that when we attach the

> mold to the aid, that we face the hearing aid toward the mold rather than

in

> line with the aid. It is perhaps a 45 degree angle to the aid. If we

don't

> do this it does tend to fall off his ear at times.

> >

> > It acts as a spring. We have been doing it for 4 years now and it

> works well.

> >

> > We have never had to use the double sided tape and (7) wears

> them all the time including during sport. I recently asked the

audiologist

> if he felt it had a negative impact on the sound and he said no. by the

> way has a mild moderate loss with skeleton molds.

> >

> > I have been meaning to send this for ages but wasn't sure how to

> write it up. Does any one else do this? Does it make sense?

> >

> > Hope it helps someone else.

> >

> > Cheers

> >

> > Donna O'Mara (mum to 7 mild-mod and Liam 5 - no loss and who

> starts school in 2 weeks)

> > Hepburn Springs

> > Australia

[Guest guest]

I find that when my sons tube is cut too long

sometimes the aids will flop from behind his ears. I

also found when they use the dry tube instead of the

regular it help to keep his aids in place better

because it's not as flexible.

Kim

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

What's oto-ease? Gisgie

-- In Listen-Upegroups, " carrie forest " <carrie@f...> wrote:

> Our audie showed us how to put aids in using a clock as an example.

She said

> to hold aid at 9:00 on ear and twist mold in. With a little oto-ese

(sp)

> works like a charm every time. We also were cautioned against

changing the

> angle for the same reason Kay suggested. As far as aids flopping

around we

> really haven't had a problem with that. He is a very active 2 year

old. They

> flop behind his ears but the ear molds have never come out. We just

have to

> tuck them back behind his ears sometimes. I wonder if the outside

of the

> molds aren't to big or small and that's why they don't stay put.

>

> Re: Re: Help for Hearing Aids that flop about

on the

> ears

>

>

> > > we face the hearing aid toward the mold rather than in

> > > line with

> > > > the aid. It is perhaps a 45 degree angle to the aid. If we

don't

> > > do this

> > > > it does tend to fall off his ear at times.

> > > I recently asked the audiologist

> > > if he

> > > > felt it had a negative impact on the sound and he said no.

> >

> > If I understand you correct, that's a 90 degree twist. When

another

> audiologist did this

> > to my son's earmold, his primary audiologist just about had a

cow. She

> says that if you

> > change the dynamics of the tubing, you are changing the sound

that goes

> through it - same

> > principle as the pipes on an organ. I'm not sure I would go even

45

> degrees. I've done it

> > with about 5 or 10 degrees though and it does help. When your

child is old

> enough (if they

> > aren't already), I'd be interested to see their results in the

sound booth

> with the twist

> > and compare it with the results without the twist. That's the

only way to

> know for sure if

> > it's affecting your child or not.

> >

> > Hugs,

> > Kay

> >

> >

> > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential.

Each post

> is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to

> copyright restrictions.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

One other thing to think about, is to make sure you have

a " pediatric " size ear hook on the aid itself. I was totally unaware

that they make pediatric and adult size ear hooks, once I found out

and got the correct size ear hook, it helped the " flopping " problem

alot!!!

debbie

's Mom

[Guest guest]

> What's oto-ease?

I should have done this long before, so thanks for the gentle kick I needed.

I've just put

up a page for parents whose children have been recently amplified

Helpful Products To Know About

http://www.listen-up.org/products.htm

Kay