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Audiology - Hearing Care Torbay and South Devon
Ear mould hearing aids
Raise the aid to your ear as shown.Tuck the top point of the mouldinto the fold of your ear.
Put the bottom half of the moulddown into your ear.
Press the mould piece firmly intoyour ear.
You may need to use your otherhand to stretch your ear to easefitting.
Hook the aid over the top of your ear.Turn the hearing aid on.
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Putting your hearing aid in
Hearing aid
Elbow
Mould
Top point of mould
Contact us
Audiology Department Torbay HospitalLowes Bridge Torquay
Tel: (01803) 656325
Email: audiology.sdhct@nhs.net
www.sdhct.nhs.uk/aboutus/services/audiology
New 'How to' videos now available - please visithttp://www.sdhct.nhs.uk/services/audiology/hearing-aids/hearing-aids-videos/
Cleaning andmaintenance of your ear mould
Carefully remove the ear mouldfrom the hearing aid.
Carefully wash the ear mould undera running tap.
Carefully dry the ear mould eitherwith a soft cloth or a gentle shake.To dry the tubing either use an airblower or leave to dry naturally.Please do not reconnect the earmould until completely dry. Pleaseask your Audiologist for moreinformation about a cleaning kitwhich you may purchase from theAudiology Department.
Carefully reconnect the ear mould tothe hearing aid.
Ensure the ear mould and hearingaid are connected correctly. Aligncorrectly by placing the ear mouldcurve to the inside curve of thehearing aid.
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Anchor
How toretube yourear mould
Please note: • When the tubing becomes discoloured –
contact the Audiology Department and theywill replace it for you.
• Do not wash your hearing aid; a wipe overwith a baby wipe is sufficient.
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Cut end of new tube into a taper
Push tapered end into earmould and feed throughthe hole. If there are twoholes in your ear mould,use the top holen
Cut tapered end close to the ear mould
Line up with old tubingand cut…
…to same length Reattach hearing aid to ear mould
Curve of the ear mouldshould line up with
curve of the hearing aid
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Take a new piece oftubing
Pull old tubing out andkeep for later
Feed through until bendreaches ear mould andtube is in an upright
position
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