Pressure Sore from 2 months old moulds!

First time with paying for moulds and them not being right.

My right mould has been leaving me with a pressure sore at the top of the ear which ends up bleeding. In the picture where I am pointing towards, is where the sore keeps happening.

Eveytime I take out both moulds and put them in, the same place on both sides is so painful but once my left is in, I can't feel it. My right remains painful all day even when the sore has healed up.

This is a new audi (same place tho) and when I first put them in, I thought wow, someone who can actually make well fitting moulds. They were very snug. I think the problems start when I eat and talk with the ear moving.

Ive had 3 pressure sores in 2 months. It didn't occur to me that it may have been the mould as in 20 (all my life) years of wearing moulds, I've never had a problem, that is why it has been 2 months.

My mum said to me, as it is in the same place, it must be the mould.

What I am asking is, has anyone had pressure sores in their ears before and what did you do? Where they caused by the mould or another reason. Did you have to leave your aid out? I really don't want to as my right is the side I only hear speech.

Im also wondering if for someone who is profound with the worse loss in the low frequencies could I just chop the top of the mould off from underneath the sticky out bit at the top of the mould, going straight across?

Do you think I would get feedback?

Going back to audi on wednesday and is Saturday here now, so a while to wait.

[DocAudio]

That spot is the most problematic when making earmolds and I have actually gotten to the point where I often ask the earmold company to leave that section off entirely. When you go in, tell the pro about it and they should be able to modify the mold so that it doesn't happen anymore.

Originally Posted by DocAudio

That spot is the most problematic when making earmolds and I have actually gotten to the point where I often ask the earmold company to leave that section off entirely. When you go in, tell the pro about it and they should be able to modify the mold so that it doesn't happen anymore.

Thanks I didn't know that. Why is it the most problematic part? How do you think he would be able to modify it?

[MCB]

With something like a dentist's drill. I had that problem with my first Siemens full shell ITE. My sympathies. When you go in, make sure that he takes off as much as he can without compromising seal.

Thanks. I ended up chopping my old moulds to piece last night.

On my right, I'm not getting any feedback with just the bit that goes into the ear canal, which I love.

Cut just the top of my old left mould and getting feedback but my left is worse by about 12db so would expect that.

I'm not sure if I would be allowed but I'm going to ask for my right to be the bit that just goes into the ear canal with the ear lock on it. Love having my rIght ear with fresh air.

Will have to stick with my left being full shell tho.

[HearingChallenged]

I had the same experience in the past. I believe the audiologist had pressed the molding material into the canal and outer ear so forcefully that it stretched my ear; on the second fitting, I told her to insert the material until she met resistance, NOT force it in. The fitting was much better.