Earmold

Earmold

An earmold (ear mold "british" ear mould or earmould) is a device worn inserted into the ear for sound conduction or ear protection. Earmolds are anatomically shaped and can be produced in different sizes for general use or specially casted from particular ear forms. As a conductor, it improves sound transmission to eardrums. This is an essential feature to diminish feedback paths in hearing aids and assure better intelligibility in noisy-environment communication. The main goal in wearing earmolds is to attain better user comfort and efficiency.


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  • earmold — noun An anatomically shaped device worn in the ear for sound conduction or ear protection …   Wiktionary

  • earmold — ear·mold i(ə)r .mōld n a device of usu. acrylic, vinyl, or silicone that fits within the outer ear, is connected by way of a tube to a hearing aid worn behind the ear, and serves esp. to channel the amplified sound from the hearing aid to the ear …   Medical dictionary

  • Hearing aid — Behind the ear aid In the ear aid …   Wikipedia

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