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First day with hearing aids. I’m bald. Should my hearing aids (not the tubes) be visible from the front? Should they stick up above my ears?

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It is possible depending on the size of the aids and the size of your ears

ear hooks sometimes make this inevitable.

It’s usually possible to mount a aid slightly further back.

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I don’t want them to be visible from the front. If the tubes were a little longer i think I could push them back more.

I do see that the microphone is on the tip that sticks out and in theory it would work better, but I don’t see any other hearing aids looking like mine and dont believe its purposeful.

I am ready to return these and switch to that jabara pro 30’s!

They don’t recut tubes for the trial pairs, so the tube lengths were probably left long on those. I don’t remember the trial pair sticking out like these do, but I wasn’t looking in a mirror.

That doesn’t look like a tube in your picture. It looks like a wire. Those wire sets come in various lengths. Theres a ear gauge for measuring to get the right length.

Agree, they are with wires. They are extremely easy to change (no cutting), 10 seconds.
The OP might also have an issue with glasses if the sit far forward.

I was set up with a 2.

Did not like it. Really cut into my ear.

I wear a 3 now.

They sit lower behind my ear.

In reply to @OcramSagev

They are wires, I didn’t know there was a difference until just now. I’ll see if I can get them changed.

Are they already pre bent?

Are the pre bends universal for all brands of hearing aids? It seems to me if the bend coming out of the hearing aid happened slightly later it would fit better.

pre-bent, pre-cut. Just plug and play. The wire and the receivers are one piece.
Different brands can have different shapes and lengths. There is no universal fit.

you think that is something I can just show up at costco without an appointment and get replaced?

I called Costco to ask, but had to leave a message. They don’t usually call back for a day or so.

Its only 15 minutes away, so I guess i could try and hope for the best.

I do see people in the hearing aid office when I go in during the executive hours 9 am.

Depends on the location. Some have assistants that can change out receivers, some don’t. My Costco likes to run feedback control after changing receivers. Your Costco receipt may list the receiver wire length, usually designated by a #1, #2, or #3 length with #3 being the longest. The below pic is a good guideline to follow

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In reply to @2ball

That picture says it all. You can even see by the lack of any curve in that wire: it’s pulled straight down as if being tugged and held into place by the speaker in your ear.

Wires come in S/M and L, I think, so you could try a longer wire there … I’ve often railed about the lack of CUSTOMIZED length of ear wires, cuz I was initially fit with a LONG ear wire that curved out and away from my ear canal so much I could’ve hung my coat on it.

Now I’ve got the S/M wire and it’s almost too short, but at least the wire lays flatter.

I agree: this AIN’T the look you want or paid for. Go back and try another length.

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