27. A quick shave ~ 25th June

It's only two days since I got the new hearing aid moulds and I am already back at the audiologists because the moulds are so painful.

You know the discomfort of wearing a brand new pair of shoes for the the first time and they give you a horrible, painful blister? Well that's what's happened with my ears. The bit of the mould which goes inside my ear is fine and a much tighter fit than the first pair which is great. However the outside part of the mould is rubbing under one of the folds in both ears.

With a sanding machine the audiologist shaved the bit of the mould which had been hurting me so much. When examining it he said that it had been bleeding hence why it's been so sore. Just as he started to shave the second hearing aid, the machine overheated and decided to stop working...typical! I have to go back on Saturday by which time the machine will have been replaced. 

26. Collecting mould ~ 23rd June

I've just collected the new moulds for my hearing aids. They are made out of silicone as opposed to my old ones which are made of vinyl. They aren't as soft but they appear to be a better fit because they go deeper into my ears.

20. My Hearing Aids Complaint List ~ 9th June

I've been back to the audiologist for my post two week hearing aid appointment (actually it's been three weeks, oh well!). I went in with my little list:

• Hearing aids are falling out
• The main bit that goes behind my ears falls off when I put my sunglasses on
• I can't hear music without it screeching inside my ears
• I can't hear the other person on the end of the phone (only yesterday I phoned a friend at her work place about a business matter and as soon as she answered the phone I had to pass the phone to someone else to talk to her. If it hadn't been my friend, I would have been very embarrassed)

I was told that other than having thinner arms on my sunglasses, there's nothing else I can do. He altered the sensitivity on my hearing aids. For some of the queries he said he'd ask a colleague for further advice. I had new moulds taken of my ears (as shown below) and this time he put the horrible gunky paste deeper inside my ear so that when they are made they will be more of a snug fitting when I wear them (and hopefully not fall out anymore).

Again I left without a magical cure. I'm to go back in a couple of weeks.