Earmolds by other providers?

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--- You wrote:

On this subject, we have audiologists that we like very well (at our Children's

Hospital) but have had a terrible time getting earmolds we like because

the hospital insists on using only the one company who does a bad job when it

comes to the appearance. (This is the company whose rep was so rude she had me

in tears once when I asked for a remake...she also justified the awful job they

did by pointing out how much worse their " Denver facility " is! Geez!) I think

our audi's are good technicians and careful about sound quality, but they

definitely have no interest in fighting for when it comes to aesthetics.

Well, they don't have to wear these big things hanging in and on their ears and

have other kids staring at you all the time...

is getting to an age where he's become self-conscious about his molds and

aids (he's also mainstreamed, now, and not around other HOH/Deaf

kids as much) and we want to have choices for him. Has anyone out there ever

been able to have earmolds made by an audi that they do not see for the rest

of their child's care? This question sounds silly in my own head but I guess I

don't want to sound too naive when I start calling around.

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Hi Carol - it's interesting - we usually never have problems with earmolds with

our younger son but often with our older and they use the same audiologist -

Nulton at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in lebanon NH. She shops

earmold companies - of late we've liked emtech but she's used other companies.

I think she's very skilled - I think Tom (our older son) has challenging ears!

[Guest guest]

--- You wrote:

On this subject, we have audiologists that we like very well (at our Children's

Hospital) but have had a terrible time getting earmolds we like because

the hospital insists on using only the one company who does a bad job when it

comes to the appearance. (This is the company whose rep was so rude she had me

in tears once when I asked for a remake...she also justified the awful job they

did by pointing out how much worse their " Denver facility " is! Geez!) I think

our audi's are good technicians and careful about sound quality, but they

definitely have no interest in fighting for when it comes to aesthetics.

Well, they don't have to wear these big things hanging in and on their ears and

have other kids staring at you all the time...

is getting to an age where he's become self-conscious about his molds and

aids (he's also mainstreamed, now, and not around other HOH/Deaf

kids as much) and we want to have choices for him. Has anyone out there ever

been able to have earmolds made by an audi that they do not see for the rest

of their child's care? This question sounds silly in my own head but I guess I

don't want to sound too naive when I start calling around.

--- end of quote ---

Hi Carol - it's interesting - we usually never have problems with earmolds with

our younger son but often with our older and they use the same audiologist -

Nulton at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in lebanon NH. She shops

earmold companies - of late we've liked emtech but she's used other companies.

I think she's very skilled - I think Tom (our older son) has challenging ears!

[Guest guest]

<<We've had a really difficult time with earmolds with our older son, Tom - he

gets " hot spots " (the molds rub and cause pain spots - ouch!). with our

audiologist, we've found an earmold company - Emtech - that has a material that

works for him. >>

On this subject, we have audiologists that we like very well (at our Children's

Hospital) but have had a terrible time getting earmolds we like because

the hospital insists on using only the one company who does a bad job when it

comes to the appearance. (This is the company whose rep was so rude she had me

in tears once when I asked for a remake...she also justified the awful job they

did by pointing out how much worse their " Denver facility " is! Geez!) I think

our audi's are good technicians and careful about sound quality, but they

definitely have no interest in fighting for when it comes to aesthetics.

Well, they don't have to wear these big things hanging in and on their ears and

have other kids staring at you all the time...

is getting to an age where he's become self-conscious about his molds and

aids (he's also mainstreamed, now, and not around other HOH/Deaf

kids as much) and we want to have choices for him. Has anyone out there ever

been able to have earmolds made by an audi that they do not see for the rest

of their child's care? This question sounds silly in my own head but I guess I

don't want to sound too naive when I start calling around.

Carol - mom to , 8.2, mod to profound

[Guest guest]

Carol,

Since our Children's Hospital does not dispense aids, we only use them for

hearing evals. We have a local audi who does earmolds, the aids, and hearing

evals too. We also use the ENT at Children's, but have a local ENT for ear

cleaning, infections, etc. I think that since your audi only uses one mold

company and you have had poor experiences with them, it makes perfect sense to

shop around.

Kerry

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>

> <> gets " hot spots " (the molds rub and cause pain spots - ouch!). with our

> audiologist, we've found an earmold company - Emtech - that has a material

that

> works for him. >>

>

> On this subject, we have audiologists that we like very well (at our

Children's

> Hospital) but have had a terrible time getting earmolds we like because

> the hospital insists on using only the one company who does a bad job when it

> comes to the appearance. (This is the company whose rep was so rude she had me

> in tears once when I asked for a remake...she also justified the awful job

they

> did by pointing out how much worse their " Denver facility " is! Geez!) I think

> our audi's are good technicians and careful about sound quality, but they

> definitely have no interest in fighting for when it comes to aesthetics.

> Well, they don't have to wear these big things hanging in and on their ears

and

> have other kids staring at you all the time...

>

> is getting to an age where he's become self-conscious about his molds

and

> aids (he's also mainstreamed, now, and not around other HOH/Deaf

> kids as much) and we want to have choices for him. Has anyone out there ever

> been able to have earmolds made by an audi that they do not see for the rest

> of their child's care? This question sounds silly in my own head but I guess I

> don't want to sound too naive when I start calling around.

>

> Carol - mom to , 8.2, mod to profound

>

>

[Guest guest]

Carol,

Since our Children's Hospital does not dispense aids, we only use them for

hearing evals. We have a local audi who does earmolds, the aids, and hearing

evals too. We also use the ENT at Children's, but have a local ENT for ear

cleaning, infections, etc. I think that since your audi only uses one mold

company and you have had poor experiences with them, it makes perfect sense to

shop around.

Kerry

-------------- Original message --------------

>

> <> gets " hot spots " (the molds rub and cause pain spots - ouch!). with our

> audiologist, we've found an earmold company - Emtech - that has a material

that

> works for him. >>

>

> On this subject, we have audiologists that we like very well (at our

Children's

> Hospital) but have had a terrible time getting earmolds we like because

> the hospital insists on using only the one company who does a bad job when it

> comes to the appearance. (This is the company whose rep was so rude she had me

> in tears once when I asked for a remake...she also justified the awful job

they

> did by pointing out how much worse their " Denver facility " is! Geez!) I think

> our audi's are good technicians and careful about sound quality, but they

> definitely have no interest in fighting for when it comes to aesthetics.

> Well, they don't have to wear these big things hanging in and on their ears

and

> have other kids staring at you all the time...

>

> is getting to an age where he's become self-conscious about his molds

and

> aids (he's also mainstreamed, now, and not around other HOH/Deaf

> kids as much) and we want to have choices for him. Has anyone out there ever

> been able to have earmolds made by an audi that they do not see for the rest

> of their child's care? This question sounds silly in my own head but I guess I

> don't want to sound too naive when I start calling around.

>

> Carol - mom to , 8.2, mod to profound

>

>

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In a message dated 7/7/2004 2:21:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

Barbara.T.Mellert@... writes:

is getting to an age where he's become self-conscious about his molds

and

aids (he's also mainstreamed, now, and not around other HOH/Deaf

kids as much) and we want to have choices for him. Has anyone out there ever

been able to have earmolds made by an audi that they do not see for the rest

of their child's care? This question sounds silly in my own head but I guess

I

don't want to sound too naive when I start calling around.

Yes. We have our earmolds cast and sent out by the Center for Communication

Disorders division of our local hospital. Our audi is 45 minutes away and in a

different county. We liked the fact that Hearing Works has a relationship with

several different manufacturers. The handle the care of the FM system for our

local school district as well. The tech (I don't think she's an audi) there

handles making new molds when needed and sends his aides in for their summer

checkup each year. It's great!

So, don't be shy, shop around if you feel that you're not getting the kind of

help or service you need. Do not put up with poorly fitting molds or shoddy

craftsmanship. Ours is a capitalistic society ... your money talks so use it

where you get the best service!

-- Jill

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/7/2004 2:21:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

Barbara.T.Mellert@... writes:

is getting to an age where he's become self-conscious about his molds

and

aids (he's also mainstreamed, now, and not around other HOH/Deaf

kids as much) and we want to have choices for him. Has anyone out there ever

been able to have earmolds made by an audi that they do not see for the rest

of their child's care? This question sounds silly in my own head but I guess

I

don't want to sound too naive when I start calling around.

Yes. We have our earmolds cast and sent out by the Center for Communication

Disorders division of our local hospital. Our audi is 45 minutes away and in a

different county. We liked the fact that Hearing Works has a relationship with

several different manufacturers. The handle the care of the FM system for our

local school district as well. The tech (I don't think she's an audi) there

handles making new molds when needed and sends his aides in for their summer

checkup each year. It's great!

So, don't be shy, shop around if you feel that you're not getting the kind of

help or service you need. Do not put up with poorly fitting molds or shoddy

craftsmanship. Ours is a capitalistic society ... your money talks so use it

where you get the best service!

-- Jill

[Guest guest]

>> Has anyone out there ever been able to have earmolds made by

>> an audi that they do not see for the rest of their child's care?

While it's not preferrable, it is something I've been known to do on

differing occasions. The latest time was when my son wanted glow in the dark

earmolds and the audiologist we went to at the time didn't use the company

that offers them. The other times though were for earmolds that were more

appropriate for my son and his hearing needs. There is one manufacturer that

I won't let make my son's earmolds because after about 4-5 sets of earmolds,

every set had to be sent back at least once for a re-make and after

re-makes, our audiologist ended up grinding on them and piddled around for

so long that they were out of the period where we could get the re-make done

at no charge.

One thing you will need to do is to take a copy of your child's current

audiogram so that they can see what sorts of modifications will be needed to

the earmold to give them the best fit possible. For a look at these options

and a list of most of the manufacturers, please visit:

http://www.listen-up.org/haid/hear-aid.htm#em

Looks like I need to update the links there, so please check back if the

links you're looking for don't work (nap must come first...darned MS!)

Kay

kay@...

The Listen-Up Website

http://www.listen-up.org

[Guest guest]

>> Has anyone out there ever been able to have earmolds made by

>> an audi that they do not see for the rest of their child's care?

While it's not preferrable, it is something I've been known to do on

differing occasions. The latest time was when my son wanted glow in the dark

earmolds and the audiologist we went to at the time didn't use the company

that offers them. The other times though were for earmolds that were more

appropriate for my son and his hearing needs. There is one manufacturer that

I won't let make my son's earmolds because after about 4-5 sets of earmolds,

every set had to be sent back at least once for a re-make and after

re-makes, our audiologist ended up grinding on them and piddled around for

so long that they were out of the period where we could get the re-make done

at no charge.

One thing you will need to do is to take a copy of your child's current

audiogram so that they can see what sorts of modifications will be needed to

the earmold to give them the best fit possible. For a look at these options

and a list of most of the manufacturers, please visit:

http://www.listen-up.org/haid/hear-aid.htm#em

Looks like I need to update the links there, so please check back if the

links you're looking for don't work (nap must come first...darned MS!)

Kay

kay@...

The Listen-Up Website

http://www.listen-up.org

[Guest guest]

> I think she's very skilled - I think Tom (our older son) has

challenging ears!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Ha Barbara, I know what you mean. Jake has long skinny ear canals

(only had one ear infection in 10 years!) We tried many companies

before we got earmolds that fit well. It is hard for them to get the

little cotton thingy down in there far enough with him to not have

feedback issues.

Part of the reason we had problems when he was small was he didn't

like getting them and fought, which caused the molding stuff to be

mishapen sometimes. We had many make overs done. I finally

requested a certain type mold from PCL to boost certain frequencies

and they have been really good.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

> I think she's very skilled - I think Tom (our older son) has

challenging ears!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Ha Barbara, I know what you mean. Jake has long skinny ear canals

(only had one ear infection in 10 years!) We tried many companies

before we got earmolds that fit well. It is hard for them to get the

little cotton thingy down in there far enough with him to not have

feedback issues.

Part of the reason we had problems when he was small was he didn't

like getting them and fought, which caused the molding stuff to be

mishapen sometimes. We had many make overs done. I finally

requested a certain type mold from PCL to boost certain frequencies

and they have been really good.

Elaine