Domes offer a more open ear and better sound quality lmao 🤣, at least for me.. earmolds have a horrible occlusion

@@kaylasmusic I have no problem with both being available and people choosing what suits them better. But too often I find most aids assume people want the most invisible option. Some of us don't care at all and care more about comfort and functionality and for us... Domes just aren't it.

My ear canal is very narrow and the a small dome is what is needed but hurts my ear canal skin when pushing it in Will a costume fit be better. It is being recommended

​@@olgaberest2117it hurts your ear canal?

I have never had rubber domes, so I can't compare them. However other than a few problems with my custom molds I love them.

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What type of molds do you have? I have the phonak llumity ones and I just tried the silicon slim tip ones,.. Sounded amazing, but were too painful and really hard to get in and out despite the fact that my right one was too big

@@kaylasmusic It sounds like there are differences in design between earmolds for the Paradise hearing aids, and the Lumity. Thanks for the tip. Guesss I won't consider getting Lumity aids.

@@Russ188 Its not the hearing aid itself, its just the mold needs to be remade to fit me better but the sound quality of the lumity is amazing, I have the closed domes in the meantime but im going to try a different kind of mold,.. Again, no matter what hearing aid it is, the mold is a completely separate component and has nothing to do with the hearing aid itself.. in fact,.. you probably, if not certainly take your hearing aid mold from your paradise ones and put them in a lumity pair.. They're actually very good hearing aids and I wouldn't change my pair, it's just I need a different kind of mold, its not because the hearing aid are bad, which thy are not. They are amazing

My VA audiologist changed me to a different type of custom mold a couple of weeks ago. The difference is remarkable. Just know that you have a choice of custom molds available. I also use a partner microphone but I'm getting a Roger on microphone tomorrow. If you don't have one of these devices you are short changing yourself.

Just wondering your type of hearing loss. I've been wanting to try c shell molds. I've have high frequency hearing loss. Just got phonak lumitys. Was there a big difference in sound quality an understanding? I'm still adjusting to new aids. Coming from Oticon open s1.

@@bobbray4696 I have what is called a reverse slope. Severe low frequency loss that slopes upward towards the middle range frequencies to mild loss, and then slopes back down towards the higher frequency to moderate too severe. The Phonak custom C Shell molds have been amazing one month in of using them. But I think if you have a first-rate Audiologist doing best practices you need to discuss this with him. These are my first HA so I have nothing to compare them too. I do know they work great, especially with the new ear molds. Solved about 98% of the problems I was having with my vented Domes.

Thats good to know, I am also getting the cshell molds too.. I have a flat moderate hearing loss but the domes don’t really like me for some reason,.. I have also tried the silicon slimtip mold, but they were too big and hurt my ears, didn’t really seem so fit for the RIC,.. although the quality of the sound was amazing so im hoping that the Acrylic cshells are good

where do you buy these.

@@danielscroggins2688 Got everything from my AUD. Only your AUD can take your ear mold impressions. Phonak does the C Shells from the molds.

Its all gotta be the right components and right kind of mold.. If the molds not feeling right, you gotta get it remade.. Hearing aids are way to expensive and important devices and you deserve them to work the best.. I've had both.. Some ways, I feel the only reason why the domes are better is because of the more open fitting. They Still have plenty annoying things about them.. They are sometimes very hard to get in to my ears, the sound quality is probably better with the molds I think. The only slightly annoying thing about the molds is that it has a bit of an occluding feeling but depends on the earmold

The CROS receiver is just a mic so an open dome is perfectly appropriate for this side the size just depends on your canal size. in terms of a mould for the good ear, if the hearing is within normal limits, a mould would need to have a large vent to avoid occlusion as you mentioned, however once the vent gets above around 3.5-4mm this is effectively the same as an open dome in terms of acoustics.

I had the same problem! The Phonak power domes are painful! Doc just switched me to a Resound dome that’s much more comfortable in the short term. We’ll see if I like it after several long days in a row wearing them.

Hi Peter ! I have a new Phonaks Audeo Life Waterproof sweatproof rechargeable batteries hearing Aides that's base on the original Phonaks Audeo Paradise rechargeable batteries hearing Aides behind-The-Ears and I have Custom made hard plastic small ears molds and wires goes to the ears molds and to plugged in to the hearing Aides and both working great 👍 my old original Phonaks Milo Plus hearing Aides ears molds was a full-size fitted whole ears inside and outside the ears with a plastic tubes in which I don't like at all the old plastic tubes and plastic full-size ears molds required replacement every 3 to 5 years on ears molds and plastic tubes required changing the tubes every 6 months to 1 years or longer and I'm totally glad that I bought Custom made ears molds and wires to hook up to my new Phonaks Audeo Life Waterproof sweatproof rechargeable batteries hearing Aides and since June 2022 and I really believe you can benefit from new custom made ears molds and wires and they are venting to letting in air and out On Phonaks Audeo Paradise rechargeable batteries hearing Aides can have a Vented Active-Vent automatic close up to open up that is inside the Custom made ears molds and Dr.Cliff can explain it better than I can since my Phonaks Audeo Life Hearing Aides can't have Automatic Vent-Active inside the Custom made ears molds since it made to be waterproof and windproof and Sweatproof and that part ear molds are not waterproof and Sweatproof . I have regular vents holes next to the tiny speaker holes that in the ears canals and wires are next to the outside the ears molds and plastic grabbing wires to pulling out the ears molds since it barely sticks out of the ears lobes bottom holes . And I really Don't Know if that might work. But check out Dr.Cliff's Video of Phonaks Audeo Paradise hearing Aides on both types of behind-The-Ears and In-The-Ears Phonaks hearing Aides video . And asked your own professional Audiologist AuD Doctors and Hearing Aides dealership Audiologist center wherever you get your own hearing Aides from .

@@richa.s9912 Thank you for taking the time to reply to my question on the channel, I’m so happy that you are having a great success with you Audeo Life hearing aids. I am all for trying the custom moIds I am waiting on my audiologist to “research” it, guess I need to apply a bit of pressure.

@@peterturner244 it

I also have Phonak P-90s with custom ear molds mainly because my fingers are not agile enough to fight getting the little rubber or silicon domes in my ears.

Hey @peterturner244, yes they can, but I prefer a custom embedded C-Shell. This embeds the receiver inside of the earmold which provides a much better physical fit than a Slim Tip earmold.

im moderate to severe and my molds have always had a small vent, like maybe 0.1mm size vent, and i dont have any occlusion effects going on, so perhaps there will be a tiny vent and you wont have to deal with it.

Can you send a link or was in only in print?

(Ten months late, oops) I have Oticon MiniRITEs and yes, you should be able to get the canal locks removed! Talk to your audiologist about it, they're a custom feature but if your receivers stay in well enough with out them, then it shouldn't be fine. Worst comes to the worst, you could get a different dome size, but if they already fit, then there shouldn't be a problem.

Yes they do. Just ordered some great Widex custom molds this past week!

@@DrCliffAuD you mean the moment BTE 440 can have custom mold?

@@VLiviu yes

@@DrCliffAuD hi doc, I just got a phonecall from my audiologist and he said widex doesn't do custom shell in the canal for widex sheer BUT custom mold for external ear. That sucks.

Following, I had the same thoughts about itchiness and possibly allergy to the dome material.

Same here with new domes, I’ll have my custom molds in this week.

I agree with your AuD. Watch my cookie bite hearing loss video.

Short answer is yes.

@@impoppa9647 Thank you very much for the reply. What's the best way to go about buying and fitting custom ear molds to the Zabra?

@@wf8058 You need to go back the hearing aid clinic that fitted you with the Jabra Enhance 200. They can assist you with this. If you bought them as an OTC product on line, that is a downside of the OCT products, it is tough to get the after sales support and there is little to no validation the product is correct and right for your type and shape of hearing loss. Also if the product you bought is called "Zabra" and not "Jabra" That is a whole different kettle of fish. A Zabra is a 16th century sailing vessel and if someone sold you hearing aids under that name, they are knock-offs of the Jabra. 😬

Yes they can.

Hearing aids with domes would be dramatically better.

No it is not normal. You need better fitting earmolds. Either with canal locks or retention filaments.

same experience lol. I went with domes instead, despite having severe conductive hearing loss in both ears.

What kind of hearing aid is it? and what type of mold did you have?

Get your hearing clinic to confirm you have the right receiver wire length. A wrong receiver wire length can cause both the issues you are facing.

Dome style and shape can make a big difference with retention. A company called Deaf Metal makes jewelry that keeps hearing aids in-place.

What's kaiser?

@@meric12131415 Kaiser is an HMO that includes all medical disciplines including hospital in a single umbrella organization by that name..

@@dennisg8496 ahhh interesting 🤔

Any diagnosis on this sudden hearing loss

What kind of dome did they use? There are domes that seal up the ear more. If your loss is the low frequencies is

Retention wired work well for that, too.

That means it has not resolved the conductive component, or there could maybe be some packing? Go to your ent and check it out,.. Ive had a tympanoplasty and after 3 months post op, the hearing test that I had showed that the conductive component was resolved

With any type hearing aid, you need to clean out wax daily.

If you have ear pain, it is best to go see an ENT. Short answer is that no SNHL should not be causing ear pain.

@@impoppa9647 okay dear 😌 this pain is frustrating and am helpless always 🥺

No. The pain is likely caused by something else and you should see an ENT.

Thats just means it needs to be remade to fit better