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Ear molds issue and hyperacusis

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so my left ear has a full mold.

and I have had hearing aid on left side on and off since I was 10 so not consistently and one of the issue i had is that full amplification hurt my ears. like was startling me. So I ended up wearing it with reduced power.

I just got a new hearing aid and I figured I’d like to train my left ear, with reduced volume but high enough to feel significant. and I noticed some sounds are painful, like mouse clicks, item thudding on desk, some beats on music etc. and here’s the thing, when I pressed on the mold, those painful sound disappear so I’m wondering if the issue is even full ear molds cant be isolating enough? I wonder if there’s a way to make it completely sealed? I think the issue is the micro gaps between skin and molds contribute to loud sounds I previously thought due to hyperacousis…. I can’t say this yet to audiologist bc I fear I might be imagining it and would be brushed off that “it’s already the standard” so I want to check people’s opinions here and what keyword suggestion I can google about this…

Pain hyperacusis is a real thing, but it’s not ringing a bell why pushing on the earmold would help. That is, I would not expect the resulting amplification to be softer. However, I would also not expect mouse clicks to be loud enough to hear through your unaided hearing loss (and around the corners of an earmold). At any rate, a good sealing earmold is indicated for your left ear. I have found silicone to be a great material for more severe losses.

@dinaprrrr said:

I can’t say this yet to audiologist bc I fear I might be imagining it and would be brushed off that “it’s already the standard”

It’s subjective data, but data nonetheless. Particularly with sound sensitivity and tinnitus, we very much rely on patient input so please bring it up. If I had a patient who reported pain with sound that was helped by pushing on their earmold, best believe I would run with that.

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