Dramatic hearing loss overnight – filter?

I replace mine every three or four weeks. I take off the domes and wipe them regularly, but they still need frequent replacement.

If you have domes, they also can get clogged up like the wax filter and a sudden loss appears on that side. They usually can be cleaned, but certainly changed too.

@Janeo said:

My dear interlocutors, the topic is not earwax, if on the filter, but why such a sudden loss (not successive deterioration) and has anyone experienced it in this way .

I have had this happen a number of times. I have a lot of ear wax and there are times when it will completely block the wax trap. The first thing I check when my hearing aid stops working is the wax trap.

I replace mine pretty much every week.

Jim

I had a sudden hearing loss that turned out to be a syndrome or virus or something that caused some nerve damage. It’s important to get your butt over to the dr ASAP as the virus can be eradicated with massive doses of steroids if caught right away. I was too late. Fortunately, my Phonaks do some kind of magic that makes me think my right ear is hearing normally.