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This isn’t MY ear, but if you’re talking about THESE canal locks (which I dub “the leash”):

canal lock

Then it fits onto the receiver matchstick in the ear, extends out the canal and is curled into the actual ear cup like this:

in ear with lock

I’ve used these before, but had them removed cuz really, NOTHING keeps the receiver completely IN the ear canal throughout a long day of articulating (chewing, yawning, laughing, talking, etc.,)

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I think ‘the trade’ calls these “sport locks”. (Helps keep in place with vigorous activity, but also everyday.) They gave me a little baggie of extras, which was good b/c the first several broke pretty fast. They aren’t too hard to replace, but the angle of attachment is tricky to get right. Takes practice. I find them helpful as a removal handle.

I wore canal locks with Phonak aids for a number of years. They were great for me.
Sorry, no pictures of them in my ears.

I have worn sports locks with 3 sets of Phonaks.

Latest are the Phonak Audeo Paradise P90R’s. they have a far smaller than normal. Changing the wax guards is darn near impossible for me because of the sports losks. They slip on the receiver; then they intrude on the wax guard when Im trying to change them. And that’s beyond terrible.
DaveL

Oticon and some other companies call them Ear Grips. I use them. I will try to make a picture for you. The best price for them that I have seen is on eBay

I believe there is a misunderstanding about what canal locks are.

Many on this thread are talking about sports locks or kickstands. Very typical with domes.

My understanding of canal locks are a style of custom ear molds. They can be used with both behind the ear aids and also receiver in the ear aids.

@Raudrive

As wearers we aren’t the manufacturer’s customers the audiologists and hearing aid practitioners are.

How do we describe something if we don’t even know its name?

I’ve used whatever-they-are-called for 20 years. I don’t want my hearing aids to fall out of my ears.

The sports locks I have drive me crazy. When I try and change the in my Phonak Audeo Paradise P90’s the wax guards either:

  • won’t “click” on the receiver

  • go on crooked so I can’t hear.

  • How do I search on ebay for the best price if I don’t know what it’s called?

Everyone talks in code.
@Phonak! What’s this about “click”? when using the little disk and I’m trying to change my waxguards.

I’m hard of hearing. I don’t hear a “click”!

Oticon calls them Ear Grips
Phonak calls them Retention Locks
Resound calls them Sports Locks
Signa calls them concha Locks
Widex calls them Widex EASYWEAR™ Retention Locks
Starkey calls them sport Lock Retention Cords

Very helpful…

I don’t know what my Phonak Audeo Paradise P90’s have on them. I hate them; every time I change my wax blocks it’s perilous. Flaw is the Phonak design for these hearing aids.

DaveL

I stopped using them, at first it happened that the hole widened and it no longer held anything, then I glued it with superglue and over time it still cracked. So I stopped wearing them. At first I had them because I thought they would hold the receiver better in my ear, but I can see that it holds tight because I have a power dome, which has a double wave. I think that it is more necessary for those who have an open dome, so their hearing aid can easily fall out. I got used to not using it anymore.

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