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lol26 · Fri 9th Jul 2010, 02:30 PM

Hi Everyone

Please can you write down anything about ear moulds here.

Anything new in the pipe-line?

Materials used?

Different reactions to different materials?

Coated and treated moulds?

Carved v's full?

Life moulds - acoustics, REMs, experiences etc

Write anything - even if minor and seems insignificant. If it involves moulds jot it here. Please.

Thank you.

chocoholic · Mon 12th Jul 2010, 08:43 PM

Gosh, where to start!

I'll just put this on or I could be here all night.

I'm currently mourning my old mould company and the range of materials they had, as the one used at my current hospital seem to have hard and soft acrylic or microflex and another similar material, so I'm using UV coats more than I used to, although if the mould needs adapting the coating comes off.

sue · Tue 20th Jul 2010, 09:10 AM

Mentioned at the BSA earmould day last year where Power Vents.
Vents which are put into the whole concha of the aid and have no acoustic effect because of this but allow us to ventilate the ear even if the hearing loss is severe or profound where ventilation would normally cause feedback.

They are done in moulds that are using the new scanning and CAD designs rather than traditional methods.

One image of this is available here:
http://www.minervalabs.co.uk/pages/vent-options.php

Fri 9th Jul 2010, 02:30 PM	#1
lol26 Member Plus Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 23	Ear moulds Hi Everyone Please can you write down anything about ear moulds here. Anything new in the pipe-line? Materials used? Different reactions to different materials? Coated and treated moulds? Carved v's full? Life moulds - acoustics, REMs, experiences etc Write anything - even if minor and seems insignificant. If it involves moulds jot it here. Please. Thank you.

Tue 20th Jul 2010, 09:10 AM	#3
sue Frequent Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 80	power vents Mentioned at the BSA earmould day last year where Power Vents. Vents which are put into the whole concha of the aid and have no acoustic effect because of this but allow us to ventilate the ear even if the hearing loss is severe or profound where ventilation would normally cause feedback. They are done in moulds that are using the new scanning and CAD designs rather than traditional methods. One image of this is available here: http://www.minervalabs.co.uk/pages/vent-options.php

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Mon 12th Jul 2010, 08:43 PM	#2
chocoholic Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London, UK Posts: 7	Gosh, where to start! I'll just put this on or I could be here all night. I'm currently mourning my old mould company and the range of materials they had, as the one used at my current hospital seem to have hard and soft acrylic or microflex and another similar material, so I'm using UV coats more than I used to, although if the mould needs adapting the coating comes off.

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