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Hi,
I sometimes find that I need to somehow clean my tubes inside before they need to be replaced. I have found the following easy and cheap using ordinary knitting wool. The problem is getting the wool into the tubes. If you use some superglue along the first part of the wool it sets hard after a while and makes it easy to push into the tube (helped by straightening the tube a bit). The wool left behind can then be pulled through and removes any wax etc causing a deterioration in the signal.
As always a picture or two does a better job of explaining than I have!

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Thanks for the wonderful idea and pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words!

Love this! Stiffening up the wool to get it to thread through is indeed the tricky part. In our clinic we use dental bridge/implant floss like Oral-B Super Floss for cleaning earmold tubing and vents. But your method certainly allows for more customization i.e. type of wool, length of stiff portion, etc.

My pleasure. I was making a model galleon and you use superglue and thread for the rigging. The good thing is the hardened thread isn’t particularly abrasive.
All the best.
Rog

Add boiling water to flour to make water-based starch. Cut the knitting wool to a length of 3-3.5 inch. Rub a small amount to one end of the knitting wool (1 inch) and roll tightly with the fingers. Let it dry on a plate. Make about 10-30 pieces. Store it in a small box.
The rolling of the knitting wool with starch glue is important. Size of the roll end should be smaller than the diameter hole of the hearing aids tube.

Good luck & all the best.

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