I love your videos Dr. Cliff, but I must admit that this title seems a little bit of clickbait to me. An incorrect dome can destroy the PERFOMANCE of your hearing aid. A dome can't destroy your hearing aid. Thanks for your videos, very interesting.

Excellent (and significant) advice. Thank You.

Wow! Finally I understand more about those domes. Thank you for explaining the importance of them

This is a really good video, Cliff. 😁💕

Thanks Doctor Cliff, you teach us good things to be aware of in each video.

Again excellent Cliff, I have used power domes (doubles) past 3 brands of aids. Often the tech cut slices in the domes so they could collapse a bit and fit better. I came up with the "idea" of using a smaller dome on my left (smaller) canal. Voila no more cuts, fits better, stays put better, sounds better. Who knew they came in sizes. No one ever told me, ugh. To get a good result IMO the patient has to almost become a hearing tech. I was thinking about custom domes to get a small % better result, but you mentioned the down sides of custom, thanks. Fan forever, Froggy. I will also change my music buds to have 2 size domes & hopefully get the same result. For dedicated music listening I (using Jlab music buds mostly) I like the compressible memory foam domes best, squish them down, shove them in & listen. Sometimes I listen with the music program on my GN Jabra, but the Jlabs are better for just music. The Jabra program is nice if I'm at the gym & might want to pause the music to have a conversation. I have to pause, pick up the phone and use the app to change programs, but I'm getting pretty fast at it.

I like the domes you gave me. They never try to migrate out.

This is really informative. Never realised the importance of it, now thinking about I wonder if the professional did either.

Thanks!

Good one Doc. Stuff I have always wondered about. JimE

Thanks, Dr. Cliff. We tried open and vented domes on mine. The vented domes worked best in my case. The hearing specialist took the time to reprogram the hearing aids for both dome types, and we kept the one that worked best.

This was a very interesting presentation. I eventually ended up with custom ear molds after trying two different dome styles, one style for my right ear, and more open style for my left ear. They just didn't feel right even after time to adapt. I hadn't planned on custom ear molds but I'm sure glad I have them. It made a big difference in how they felt, and how I could hear with them.

Another great video. Domes are my great challenge. I have tried a variety of dome styles and sizes. The reason is that my ear canals get a great deal of moisture no matter the dome type. My Audi attempted to fit me for custom molds, however, her manufacturer said that my left canal is too small for a custom dome. My ENT has to vacuum out the moisture and provides a prescription every couple of months when the moisture becomes overwhelming. I currently put my RIC hearing aids over my ears and just touch the domes to the outer canal until I have to go outside, then I push them inside my canals after carefully applying Proear to help make them smoother to push inside. I have learned to live with this challenge, because my Audi nor ENT cannot offer a better solution.

What is the advantage of ear molds over a very well fit and selected dome?

Thanks for this informative video. I have a question about fitting persons with mild sensorineural hearing loss and poor speech discrimination. What are the best options, please?

Dr Cliff explains another nuance in the complex subject of “hearing hardware”. Thank you! One element missing from this description is that off-brand after market domes available through on-line vendors can vary wildly in dimensions, casting quality, vent sizes and primary exit quality from the original equipment provided by the manufacturer. If you want your devices to perform correctly to prescription and measurement, always use original equipment replacements!

I wish you had talked about the “Power Dome”, I’ve never heard about that kind.

I’m mildly hoh, but it mainly is low frequency and midrange. Before you assume the dome that would work…one of my canals is straight back and the other very curved. They tried one closed type dome and it caused it to hit the wall…making me not hear! The audiologist had a curved type dome. It may not be the best to trap low frequencies but it is directed to my inner ear and not the canal wall.

I had impressions made today for my new HAs. It seems I have bent ear canals and none of the regular domes worked. I am glad this option exists and look forward to getting my new custom molds and having the real ear measurements done at that time ! What a HUGE difference there is between this AuD and a HIS. Thank you for teaching us about this difference and why it is important, and so many other aspects of hearing care. It is greatly appreciated.

I find that when the domes are slipping out and they're the correct size, it's because the wire is too long.

My left hearing aid dome is always "migrating" out of my ear and I have to keep pushing it back in. Additionally, we moved to a vented dome in my right ear because it was the only ear where I felt a plugging sensation. I have always wondered if I'm losing the benefits of the hearing aid because of it. I will ask my hearing aid professional during my visit next week and ask about the Feedback Management Check. Thank you, Dr. Cliff. I feel like I am now armed with the knowledge that will help me ask the right questions of my hearing professional, and move us toward the optimum solution.

I’ve worn behind ear hearing aids my entire life, almost 5 decades. My ears tend to get infections when using closed domes, but, NOT WHEN using a vented custom made mold or dome. My ear canals need that ventilation or else!

Brand of domes make a huge difference for me. My pair of Starkey’s are fitted with power domes and work great. Phonak on the other hand is the opposite. We tried various sizes and they’re all either too big or too small. Eventually went custom. Added expense but worth it.

Last years I had so much (lack of) retention caused feedback I kind of got used to it. But bleh.. it is a bit tedious having to modulate how you chew when you eat in social settings to not cause feedback too often. I use power domes.

I have open domes but think a closed dome would work better but are to uncomfortable and become painful

Any idea how much the up charge is for the earmold is ?

What do you if your ear size is between available dome sizes?

Do you ever prescribe different sizes & or types of domes for each ear based on the hearing losses & or sizes of the ear canals?

I have on rubber dome and ear one mold . Different hearing loss .

My AUD had a custom mold made but it hurt because the Phonak company had put raised lettering on it that irritated my ear.

My husband has now 3 times gotten a dome stuck in his ear. The first 2 times I was able to remove it, but this time it's too deep and I told him he was going to have to go the the doctor because I can't reach it without risking hurting him. Does he need bigger domes? I saw ONE style online that has little tabs that look like pull tabs. Why can't they make all domes like that?

Can you still wear ear pods w these domes? If so how can you do so without harming them ?

What is the best domes for a mild to moderate flat hearing loss? I’ve literally had no luck with domes so far… am I supposed to have costom molds by the tip instead?

Dr. Cliff, I am allergic to silicone, can’t even use silicone to the nose pads on my glasses, it causes me to break out and itch profusely. Or on my hearing domes. Do they make hearing aid domes out of anything else? Thank you ahead of time. Ms. Buckley

Hi Dr. Cliff I have a question about hearing aids that are Bluetooth compatible and is it possible to connect them to a monitor that we use for a band to play live performances?

What if my 5mm hearing aid dome keeps popping out of my ear canal?

Hi Dr Cliff...unrelated but I'm about to purchase a new set of hearing aids and wanted to know - in the paradise audeo rechargeable aids, is it possible to get the battery replaced after it dies (by sending it in for service) or do we need to purchase new aids at that point? This is something I don't see being covered much despite it being an important part of extending the life of a hearing aid!

That's it... I'm traveling to Phoenix to get Dr. Cliff to pimp my ears! Every other day he drops killer videos educating us.

Funny that a 50 cent piece can ruin your hearing. So can blasting 50 Cent!

Dr Cliff, I just had a Cochlear implant about three moths ago, I hear sound in my ear, but don't understand nothing. Also, everything taste sweet after I had my implant.

Click bait title and lead-in had nothing to do with the actual content that was revealed later.

Dr. Cliff, I appreciate your explanations very much, but you are talking so very very fast. I can’t even read the subtitles so fast.

Billions of dollars in research? Seems a bit high!

Aren't these silicone vs latex rubber? Not to be a smart as, just older people are often seen as out of touch. If these domes are rubber then good to konow

Please button up 1 of your buttons. You are talking to an older customer group. Unless you are going for the Magnum PI group, which many of us loved

You talk too much

The faces you make for your thumbnails really hurt your credibility.

Does this title make sense to the content of the video?

I absolutely hated the domes. Glad I got custom fitted for an earmold. 🦻🏾🦻🏾