What kind of guarantee does Ear Gear provide?
If for any reason you are not satisfied with the performance of Ear Gear within 1 year of the date of purchase, please return it for a full refund. Please note - Though Ear Gear models with cord and clip are designed to provide security for hearing instruments- they cannot prevent hearing instruments from getting lost.
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Does Ear Gear affect the quality and level of sound coming into my hearing instruments?
This graph is the result from a electroacoustical analysis test performed by Oticon . The green line shows sound coming into a hearing aid without Ear Gear and the pink line shows the sound quality with Ear Gear. The results of this audioscan test indicate that there is no more than a 1 dB reduction with Ear Gear (essentially, it is transparent) and no reduction with directional systems.
How To Put Ear Gear On a BTE Hearing Aid
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1. Remove the earmold together with its tubing from the earhook, leaving the earhook attached to the behind-the-ear (BTE) aid.
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2-3. Insert the BTE earhook through the end of the Ear Gear with the larger opening and slip Ear Gear over the body of the BTE until the earhook exits through the smaller end of the Ear Gear sleeve.
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4. Reattach the earmold and tubing to the BTE earhook.
If the Ear Gear Original is a corded model,attach the clip to clothing
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How To Put Ear Gear On a BTE Hearing Aid/ With FM Attachment
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1. Remove the earmold together with its tubing from the earhook, leaving the earhook attached to the behind-the-ear (BTE) aid.
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2. Insert the BTE earhook through the end of the Ear Gear with the larger opening and slip Ear Gear over the body of the BTE until the earhook exits through the smaller end of the Ear Gear sleeve. Make sure the FM attachment is completely covered by Ear Gear.
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3. Reattach the earmold and tubing to the BTE earhook.
If the Ear Gear FM is a corded model, attach the clip to clothing.
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How To Put Ear Gear On A Cochlear Processor
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1. Detach the coil from the Cochlear Processor.
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2. Insert the ear hook end of the Cochlear Processor through the long opening at the back of the Ear Gear sleeve and then through the small opening at the top of the Ear Gear sleeve.
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3. Slip Ear Gear over the body of the Processor until the bottom of the Cochlear Processor is securely encased by the Ear Gear sleeve, and reattach the coil to the processor.
Reattach coil to processor, attach the clip to clothing.
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Ear Gear Mini Curved installation method 1
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1-2. Some models of the mini style of hearing instrument have a modified type of earmold called an ear bud. This ear bud has a detachable tip which can be removed.
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3. When the tip has been removed slide the tube with the remainder of the ear but through the large opening in the bottom of Ear Gear and feed it out of the small opening in the top.
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4. Reattach the tip of the ear bud.
If the Ear Gear Mini is a corded model, attach the clip to clothing.
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Ear Gear Mini Curved installation method 2
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1-2. Other models of the mini style of hearing instrument have a dome that can be detached.
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3. When the dome has been detached then you slip Ear Gear over the hearing instrument until the top of it is fully exposed.
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4. Reattach the dome.
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5. Slide the hearing aid back inside the Ear Gear until the dome is not visible. Attach the clip to clothing.
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Ear Gear Mini Square installation
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The Ear Gear Mini Square is used when there is difficulty removing the earmold or earbud and a reverse style of installation is required. The Ear Gear Mini Square has a larger opening in the top of the sleeve which allows for hearing instruments to be slipped in to the sleeve without removal the mold
If the Ear Gear Mini is a corded model, attach the clip to clothing.
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The best way to determine which size of Ear Gear that you hearing instrument requires is by measuring the full length of the instrument. The estimated fit sizes are as follows.
- Ear Gear Mini Triangle for hearing instruments up to 1 inch
- Ear Gear Mini Curved and Square for hearing instruments up to 1.25 inches
- Ear Gear Original for hearing instruments from 1.25 inches to 2 inches
- Ear Gear FM for hearing instruments from 2-3 inches and those that have an FM attachment
- Ear Gear Cochlear fits processors from 2-3 inches for many models of Cochlear, Advanced Bionics and Medel’s Opus 2 processor
There are far too many hearing instruments for us to publish a comprehensive fitting list. Here is a photo showing the range of instruments on the market. Their sizing and the recommended model of Ear Gear.
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