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Hi,
How do ActiveVent receivers compare to the regular ones. I’m using open dome P90-R and am a candidate for ActiveVent receivers, but my ear canals are small, and they seem to be really hard to find on eBay (my go-to place for receivers). What has your experience been with ActiveVent receivers?
Thanks,
Rob

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Phonak ActiveVent Mini Review
After seeing a DR Cliff on the Phonak Active Vent and titanium ear molds, I decided to look into this as I had my new Phonak aids for three months and as I needed closed vent domes, I did not like the sensation of my ears feeling plugged up so this seemed like a great solution. As my audi did not yet have the Active Vent, I got impressions made for the titanium ear molds. After about a month my audi got a starter kit with the Active Vent and it had the #2 receivers which I needed. As the aids…

My guess with your pretty good low frequency hearing the loud noise of the vent closing will drive you nuts. If you want a bit more of a closed fit, you could just try their vented dome instead of an open dome.

I also have a very small canal. and the digital earmole prints helped solve the problem for me

In reply to @GrayGhost

@mhclavey ,
Thanks for the detailed story. It was helpful. It appears that these guys are really for folk who need custom earmolds (not me). You are the second person that had a similar story I have read so far. (Not here.) Thanks for the help!
Rob

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@MDB ,
I like your suggestion. It is easy to try some of the domes (vented) to see if a more closed fit is better. I am inclined to do that, and definitely not going for ActiveVents now.
Thanks,
Rob

I’ve been using the activent (with titan dome) for the last 3 months and I’m quite happy with the outcome. Once “open” you don’t really feel to have a closed Dome, and the extra bass power while listening to music or phone calls is just great. On the dowside, I turned off the “closed fit” in the noise/loud noise program - this becasue you will experience the vent closing and opening several times and I find it quite annoying.
I guess one has also to get used to that “pop” sound when the vent closes and opens, but if manually controlled (thus not in automatic programs for autosense) it turns to be a great tool, in my opinion.

The dome is surely not as confortable as the open Dome, but it gives extra before whistling. It may also be a nuissance if you try to talk by phone without using the or without removing the Aid. The closed canal blocks external sounds more than the open dome (of course). The problem with the phone calls is also that the people to whom you will spoke to may report a confused sound - that is propably due to the fact that it uses the mic on the Aids to capture your speech and that will also capture too much environmental noise (in constrast, it works fine if you are in “calm environment” during the call).

Hope this helps.
Cheers, Max

Thanks Max! Your experience is interesting. I like using Autosense, and just letting it adjust as it thinks best. After considering active-vent, and advice here, I am happy with the old-fashioned receivers. :slight_smile:
Again, thanks!
Rob

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