Participants were mostly fitted with standard, closed-dome
earmolds. If a closed-dome
earmold did not fit well, or if acoustic feedback occurred, custom
earmolds were manufactured for the participants.
The company's behind-the-ear models feature a tube that connects an electronic module to the
earmold located in the ear channel.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Behind-the- The electronics sit in a case behind Ear (BTE) the ear, which is connected to a plastic ear-piece called an [ILLUSTRATION
earmold that fits inside the ear.
Effect of the
earmold on speech intelligibility in hearing aid use.
Godisa is working with EARS Inc., an Australian charitable organization, to develop basic
earmold manufacturing kits that can be sold at low cost in developing countries and to provide training to support quality
earmold production.
Both the microphone and receiver of the headset are incorporated into an
earmold, allowing it to accommodate the facemask of a self-contained breathing apparatus, he said.
A little soft piece called the
earmold would fit inside my ears.
Thus the variability of measurement seemed to be caused not by an ill-fitting custom
earmold but instead by the filter set.
* Behind-the-Ear (BTE) hearing aids are worn behind the ear and are connected to a plastic
earmold that fits inside the outer ear.
A cord connecting the receiver snaps into the
earmold.