Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 , My daughter is 18 mon. she has a CI now, but when she had the HAs they NEVER FIT... drove me NUTS.... good luck , from NJ mother to (<2) born with Low imperferate anus and hearing impaired - wearing a Nuclues 24 cocchlear implant(activated 9/1/04) and 4yr- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 , My daughter is 18 mon. she has a CI now, but when she had the HAs they NEVER FIT... drove me NUTS.... good luck , from NJ mother to (<2) born with Low imperferate anus and hearing impaired - wearing a Nuclues 24 cocchlear implant(activated 9/1/04) and 4yr- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 , Vaseline will bond even better than OtoFerm (I assume that's the white bonding stuff you mentioned), but use it sparingly as it will break down the material in the earmold over time. We haven't been able to try this out (Hadley is 3 and wouldn't stand for it), but might cooperate with this. Talk to your audi about having bite down on a dental mold while the impressions are being made. It's a newer technique that some audis have been using that apparently makes the best fitting earmolds (based on how the muscles of the face are held in place by biting down on the mold). I can commiserate with the molds-- Hadley has had a rough summer with poor fitting molds. I think we are on set 5 since May! Kerry I HATE EARMOLDS!!! We can't get 's hearing aid ear ro fit an earmold!! We have tried 4 times with two different audiologists and have even double dipped them and tried a different type of mold. Nothing. We get the earmold back, and it still causes 's aid to whistle. The middle two were so bad even that white bonding stuff didn't take the whistle away. didn't wear his earmold for 3 weeks because of this. Luckily (or not) this last one will at least stop whistling with the bonding stuff. My poor child...he just says, " Mommy, why don't I just get an implant in that ear since they don't whistle. " I think I'll have Mr. Insurance Man over for dinner to explain that one to my 5 year old. )))Sigh((( Any of you have this problem or know what other solutions are out there?? Mom to , 5, progressive bilateral since 3, CI in May , 3, hearing...things he shouldn't LOL , due in Nov and making Mommy uncomfy! 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Hi , It sounds like this has just been a bad summer for earmolds all around. is on her ~6th set since May (I lost count after a while). I know the company our audi uses has had an unusual number of remakes this summer, but has been the worst. 's aids were pretty much maxed out because she lost a lot of hearing last year. The Audi cut back on the amplification by 3 Db, which helped. I guess she has seen this before and although 3 Db shouldn't adversely affect what can hear, it does help with the feed back. One other thing we noticed (and you probably already know this) is that the earmolds really need to be seated all the way in for them to seal - just a little out and they squeal like mad. We've never had fitting where the HAs squealed all the time, but we went through a bad time where even smiling caused it. We just got a new mold in yesterday (haven't tried it yet) that was triple dipped. Our audi also tried a new, more firm material for taking the impressions and verified that there were marks on the impression from 's skin to ensure it wasn't an impression problem. One thing I feel I should caution you about - I saw a post suggestion vaseline instead of the firming gel. I can't say whether that would work or not, but you should check with your audi. For a long time we used baby oil to slide 's aids in - we couldn't see an issue with this - it was OKed by her 1st audi and pediatrician, but her new audi said the ENTs she works with recommend against using that - I can't remember exactly why. I'm now really cautious now what I use for her earmolds. I wish I could offer you more advice - one last thing our audi told me is this is an unusual year - larger than usual children's growth spurts accoridng to her pediatrician. I don't think we can attribute all of our issues to that, and it doesn't sound like you can either, but I thought it was worth mentioning. I hope you get everything straightened out. I know exactly the frustration you're going through. We haven't quite figured out what's going on yet either. Cheryl > We can't get 's hearing aid ear ro fit an earmold!! We have > tried 4 times with two different audiologists and have even double > dipped them and tried a different type of mold. Nothing. We get the > earmold back, and it still causes 's aid to whistle. The middle > two were so bad even that white bonding stuff didn't take the whistle > away. didn't wear his earmold for 3 weeks because of this. > Luckily (or not) this last one will at least stop whistling with the > bonding stuff. > > My poor child...he just says, " Mommy, why don't I just get an implant > in that ear since they don't whistle. " > > I think I'll have Mr. Insurance Man over for dinner to explain that > one to my 5 year old. > > )))Sigh((( > > Any of you have this problem or know what other solutions are out > there?? > > > Mom to , 5, progressive bilateral since 3, CI in May > , 3, hearing...things he shouldn't LOL > , due in Nov and making Mommy uncomfy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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