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I recently got phonak hearing aids. Initially I had a length 2 cord but noticed the aids were slightly coming out of position(not falling out but just not as deep in ear as they should have been). The audiologist changed to a length 3 cord and also added a retention tail. The length 2 had the unit sitting right up at the top of the ear and slight cord marks on the ear (but not painful at all). The length 3 either has the cord sitting above the ear (a gap) or the aid sitting in the position shown when the cord sits flush with skin.

I’m not sure if the cord length change was needed or just the retention tail at the end of the day. Thoughts on this position?

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Welcome to the forum @esheesle I don’t like it, a bit far back and a low rider, but at least your glasses fit nicely :wink: ask to go back to size 2 with the canal lock.

The horizontal microphone port spacing would be greater if the device was higher up your ear, resulting in better directional microphone performance. I’d switch back to a 2L/R receiver length.

The aids need to sit on top of the ears so the hearing aid mics can hear forward and backward.

Your hearing aids are too far back and down to get the best sound for you to know what going on around you.

This picture shows the aid is too far back. Whatever receiver wire length you have on it is too long. A shorter wire will bring the aid on top and forward for best results.

This is the correct position. The 2 red arrows are pointing to the microphones. It allows the microphones to correctly pick up sounds, front and back. But I know that it makes the aids more likely to drop off so retainers are needed. Also you might want to consider different eye glass frames, thinner ones, so they can sit more comfortably and not push the aid away or even cause it to go flying when you remove your glasses. In the long

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run you will get used to it.

Thanks all for the input. I had the audiologist switch the cable to a 2 and now the top end of the aids sits right at (slightly above) the top of the ear as I think it should. Sound quality is also better seemingly.

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