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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: [email protected]

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