Behind-the Ear & Eyeglass Ear Molds
The earliest ear molds for BTE hearing aids and eyeglasses were solid
with no vent holes in them. These are called occluding ear molds as they
could make it seem like you are hearing in a barrel. Today occluding ear
molds are typically used for people with severe losses in order to
prevent feedback through the vent hole.
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Some ear molds are very soft and pliable like this pair. This makes
for more comfort to some people. Others like harder ear molds.
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This is an "open" ear mold. It doesn't fill the bowl of the ear so
doesn't feel as hot to wear. |
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This is a skeleton ear mold. It has even less material in it than the
open ear mold. |
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Another skeleton ear mold. |
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This is a canal ear mold. It fits down inside the ear canal. |
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This canal lock ear mold had a bit of an ear hook to lock it in
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This is a special ear mold called a "stint" ear mold. Notice the
extra large bore. These ear molds were mainly used by people with normal
hearing that had prolapsed (collapsed) ear canals. The opening of the
sound channel has as large a bore as possible in the center to allow
maximum amount of sound to reach the eardrum.
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