Hearing Aid advice
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Jim Shooz
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The five year old ReSound I'm using were $6k before the discount. The aid manufacturers have a big finger in the audiology businesses here so there is always a big push to sell or upscale. No Costco
How many times is it appropriate to say "What" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear, or understand, a word they said.
txdon
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About two.
Jim Shooz
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The five year old ReSound I'm using were $6k before the discount. The aid manufacturers have a big finger in the audiology businesses here so there is always a big push to sell or upscale. No Costco
How many times is it appropriate to say "What" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear, or understand, a word they said.
txdon
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It must take a bit before the double post syndrome travels from Tauranga - about 102 minutes.
Jim Shooz
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It's got a long way to go. (bout 9K) 
txdon
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Another good news bad news day.
The right mold fit the left did not. She redid the goop in the left ear and will try for the 4th time to get a perfect fit.
It is hard to compare overall quality when one HA has a double dome and the other one is a mold, so I wait another week to complete the review.
She also connected the HAs to the computer and readjusted the sound loudness filters a tad on the car mode and restaurant mode. There is a fine line between being able to hear enough sound without hearing too much background noise.
When pulling the HA molds out I pulled them by the wire not the pull string and they did not work when I was ready to leave they were able to replace the wires and they are good to go. I'm glad they have a 3 year warranty, it looks like I'll need it on this learning curve.
The right mold fit the left did not. She redid the goop in the left ear and will try for the 4th time to get a perfect fit.
It is hard to compare overall quality when one HA has a double dome and the other one is a mold, so I wait another week to complete the review.
She also connected the HAs to the computer and readjusted the sound loudness filters a tad on the car mode and restaurant mode. There is a fine line between being able to hear enough sound without hearing too much background noise.
When pulling the HA molds out I pulled them by the wire not the pull string and they did not work when I was ready to leave they were able to replace the wires and they are good to go. I'm glad they have a 3 year warranty, it looks like I'll need it on this learning curve.
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Sorry this has not been an in and out experience.
txdon
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Oh, it's ok. Costco is doing everything to get it exactly right and it may be impossible because of the shape of my ear canal - kind of hourglass shaped. I was kind of wondering who will give up first on the fitting and just settle with double domes. The right mold is clear and spongy and feels good & sounds good. The molds are preferred because they cut out more background noise, have less feedback and ventilate the ear with a air hole - I am told. Wearing one for a half day I can't disagree. If I have to abandon the molds it will not a deal breaker on keeping the HAs, the Dr. really wants them for me because of the level of my hearing loss.
Years ago, on my first returned set, they also had to redo the molds several times.
Now that I have used HAs and can understand speech better, when I don't have them I really get irritated when I have to say "what". I have to remind my wife to repeat because I do not have my HAs in.
All is good and can only get better.
Do you have one ear canal that is a bit crooked or compressed? The experience factor is a big thing in getting the casting from the mold properly trimmed to fit well but not cause discomfort.
Does the tubing that your speaker wire runs through down into the ear piece have a brass collar on that end so that the molded piece can rotated a little without trying to pull out?
Are the ear tubes that protect the wire ( in your picture if that is what you are getting ) have a molded shape?
My air tubes are are shaped and have a lock on the end. See the spares in the picture attached.
My thought is that with a dome, which is symmetrical, is doesn't matter how it is placed on the speaker tube but with molded ear pieces the tube plays an integral part in the proper alignment and depth of the ear pieces. I know it is very important in my case with air tubes. Not only does the tube have to be cut to the right length to avoid too deep of an insertion it has to be short enough so that when I put my head down and shake it the hearing aids do not come out from behind my ears. The fact that the molded piece can be rotated on the tube for proper alignment and fit is also important. I don't have a string ( wouldn't want one) so I just pull the HA off my ear and the mold and tube have to follow without losing adjustment.
Ron
