Oticon Opn Feedback

^^^^ OK - Got it! It’s the long “leash” that Jamin snipped off! I just did that very thing myself a minute ago. Initially, I found the leash helpful in keeping the aids in my ear (like a security thing), but the truth is, neither one ever came loose. (hope I didn’t jinx that) Even more, the leash drove me NUTS - it is a whip of plastic even thicker in diameter than my ear wire going from the BTE unit to the receiver. Why? Dunno! But that dang leash simply never curled into the cup of my ear for a comfortable fit.

Instead, at its original length, it hung outside my ear cup annoyingly, and even caught onto my hair. I snipped it too short, and it poked into my ear cup - serves me right for dinkering. I had another set of leashes put on, but similarly, they refused to BEND to my will - let alone the shape of my ear cup. I was constantly fighting the ear wire and the leash trying to position the power dome into my ear canal.

So. Now they’ve been snipped off each aid. I’ll see how it goes. Could my ear canal get slippery during a workout at the gym. Quite likely! But I’m also going to try the Comply tips when they arrive this week. Will report back on their fit and any feedback/comfort/occlusion issues I may have.

Feeling BRAVE, I also took a nail clipper (sterilized o’course!) and snipped off that itty bitty loop nippy thingy at the tip of the Widex power domes. I feel like mailing it back to the company and say, “Redesign these domes so my ear isn’t poked with your irksome loop, please!”

I hope my wax guard isn’t compromised being slightly recessed into these domes but still with NO cover on top of them. You only live once, and I am clearly living dangerously. >:-)

@1Bluejay said:

^^^^ OK - Got it! It’s the long “leash” that Jamin snipped off! I just did that very thing myself a minute ago.

Just to clarify, I don’t think Jamin “snipped” the tail/leash off. I think he said he removed the plastic wrapping that holds the leash. I’ve tried to do it myself. You just pull the plastic wrapping away from the tip of the receiver after you have removed the dome. It comes off fairly easy and the whole tail/leash comes off with it.

It may or may not make a big difference whether you snip off the leash or you remove the whole plastic wrapping, depending on how much room there is in the Comply foam tip to insert the receiver. If plenty of room then the plastic wrapping can stay on. If it’s a tight fit then taking the plastic wrapping may help fit the receiver inside the core more easily.

OK - GOT IT for sure now! Turns out I snipped off just the leash part, and left the plastic wrap in place. I just got my Comply tips from Amazon.com12 today and wow!!! The (M) size is perfect. I just removed the Widex power domes, and (plastic wrap and all) inserted my Oticon receiver into the donut hole on the Comply tips. Sloooooowly and carefully till the wax guard is recessed just a smidge.

Inserted them into my ear canal and OMG, the fit is SO comfy I don’t even know I have aids on. Even better, there is no leakage or feedback squeak at all cuz the memory foam tips gently expand to fill the gaps. These will be better than the hard case Agil Pros when I wake up in the morning. They’ll go right in my ear canal and expand with them as I wake up!

I am just thrilled with these new tips - so much so that I’ll ping my aud guy to let him know. Sound quality is better now, too, and I doubt I’ll need to go in and have any frequency adjustments made.

LOVE YOU GUYS here! Great advice & suggestions!

Thanks for sharing your experience with the Comply foam tip. They claim that it should last for about 3 months before you need to replace it, but your mileage may vary, I guess depending on how humid your ear canal is and how many hours a day you wear it. There are some concerns about the longevity of these tips on the Amazon reviews, but then others also said the tip lasts them 3 months as advertised. I think many people use them when exercising, so excessive sweating while exercising (do ear canals sweat while you exercise as well???) may reduce the life faster. But for something under $6/pair, if they can last you 3 months then it’s worth spending a couple of bucks a month for improved comfort. I think if you buy from the Comply website directly instead of from Amazon, they do have an option for 5 pairs instead of just 3 to keep the price down even a little bit more. You may have to buy $25 worth there to get free shipping, though, but that’s no big deal.

Can you share with us after you’ve worn them for a while how long a pair will have lasted for you? The fact that you said sound quality is better now, too, makes me very intrigued. I think I may want to order a set just to try to see if it improves the sound quality for me as well.

The poster Jamin said he wears size 10mm domes and he ordered the size large. Do you mind telling me what size Widex power dome you wear that a medium fits you nicely? I’m wearing size 10mm closed dome and I’m debating whether to get a set of medium or large. I guess the large may still work OK either way because the foam compresses anyway, but maybe it’ll be more snug. Did you find size large too tight for you? Thanks.

I’ve had my Opn’s for about a year now, my left ear (better one) has always been so much more comfortable to wear, I almost never have to mess with it (open dome). My right ear is the worst and I’ve been using a closed 10mm dome with one vent hole. It’s TIGHT and for some reason I get occlusion all the time and have to pinch the wire and try and shove it in further to free up the vent hole. I feel like I’m doing this several times an hour…it’s a pain. I’ve tried the 8mm single vent dome and I get far too much feedback. I’m going to order the Comply comfort TSX-100 Medium from Amazon and see if these help.

I have the Genie 2 program and hardware, so I can make adjustments after I get the new domes (I’m still winging it on the software settings, I’m no doctor) I’ll report back on how these work for me