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Right ear eustachian tube problem

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Because of my right Eustachian tube being open one day, more or less the next, or almost closed on another day, hearing with my right ear is problematic. Clearing is sometimes successful, but often not really. Now, when adjusting the aids (Phonak Audeo P5), while the right ear is set louder than the left, this difference disappears, and I have to set it again.

Another annoying problem here is that I am unable to switch programs independently, which would make it possible to change the curve of the right ear while leaving the good left ear the same.

Though I am afraid there is no solution for this, I hope maybe someone knows better. Anyway, thanks for thinking about this. Hans from The Netherlands

No, I see that I should have worded it otherwise. My ET is at most times closed or difficult to open. This has caused a cholesteatoma that I was operated on in the 90-ties of the last century. There is now a radical cavity. When the tube is open, I hear much better, but opening it is most of the time quite difficult or impossible. I use medication that seems to help a little. Thanks and sorry that I was not clear about the problem. I still am annoyed, in the first place, that setting my ’s louder or less loud through my hearing app sets the output of left and right equal. I use Target, I am indeed thinking about a program that solves my problem to some extent.

Yes, I have, and I use this to make the right ear louder or less loud when needed. But when I press the button on my hearing aid because I want to hear better, more loud, than the two become again as in your picture, right as loud (in the app) as left. When driving I cannot do this with my phone, of course. I see I have been not clear enough about this either.

Thanks again, groet en dank

Hello Hearhere, I have thought about this too, but my eardrum is quite small now. But thanks, I will keep this in mind. Currently I can clear my ear easily, but next week…???

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