Earmoulds and Ear Plugs

	Hearing Aids Soft/Hard Mould
	Swim
	Musician
	Earphone
	Noise Reduction

Hearing Aids Soft/Hard Mould
Function:	The important of regarding the hearing aid and the earmould are inseparable partners. The earmould is delivery amplified sound into the ear and secure hearing aid on the ear. It makes hearing aid more efficient.
Procedure:	To obtain custom-made hearing aid earmould, you will need first to get impression of your own ear made by an audiologist or a trained audiological technician. First, the ear is fully examined to establish that it is healthy and that there is not a build up of wax. An impression is then taken by injecting two-part silicon material into the ear with a special syringe. This is left to cure for a few minutes and then removed. The impression will then be forwarded to the laboratory for further production procedures.

Swim
Function:	Swimming, surfing, windsurfing and other water sports often involve cold and dirty waters making ears susceptible to swimmer's ear, i.e. otitis externa. Swimmer's ear may include inflammation of the ear canal caused by bacteria and waterborne viruses. People who need to keep water out of their ears include children with grommets or anyone with ear-drum perforations or those prone to ear canal infections.
Procedure:	To obtain custom-made swimmer ear plugs, you will need first to get impression of your own ear made by an audiologist or a trained audiological technician. First, the ear is fully examined to establish that it is healthy and that there is not a build up of wax. An impression is then taken by injecting two-part silicon material into the ear with a special syringe. This is left to cure for a few minutes and then removed. The impression will then be forwarded to the laboratory for further production procedures.

Musician
Function:	Regardless of the types of music, if volume is high enough it may cause permanent damage to the tiny hair cells in the cochlea. Music performers are potentially at risk of losing their greatest asset - hearing. Music performers often refuse to use conventional noise reduction ear plugs because of music sounds distortion. Musicians ear plugs are custom-made to reduce the overall intensity to a safe level yet preserve the full dynamic range of music.
Procedure:	To obtain custom-made musician ear plugs, you will need first to get impression of your own ear made by an audiologist or a trained audiological technician. First, the ear is fully examined to establish that it is healthy and that there is not a build up of wax. An impression is then taken by injecting two-part silicon material into the ear with a special syringe. This is left to cure for a few minutes and then removed. Specific sound filter will be inserted into the ear plug according to the need of different music performers.

Earphone
Background:	Widex Hong Kong Hearing & Speech Centre Ltd is the first clinic providing earphone plug synthesis service.
Function:	Regardless of the types of earphone, even with a spongy cover, it can hardly fit the shape and size of ear canals. Discomfort is resulted. With the custom-made earphone plugs from Widex Hong Kong, it can reduce the overall intensity of 15-20dB background noise, yet preserve the sound quality. Since sound distortion problem reduces, earphone users can reduce the music volume and protect their hearing.
Procedure:	To obtain custom-made earphone plug, you will need first to get impression of your own ear made by an audiologist or a trained audiological technician. First, the ear is fully examined to establish that it is healthy and that there is not a build up of wax. An impression is then taken by injecting two-part silicon material into the ear with a special syringe. This is left to cure for a few minutes and then removed. Your own earphones will be put into the custom-made plugs.
Advantage:	With the overall reduction of intensity 15-20dB, yet preserve the sound quality. Since sound distortion problem reduces, earphone users can reduce the music volume and protect their hearing.

Noise Reduction
Function:	When regularly exposed to dangerous levels of noise over a long period of time. A hearing loss is usually most severe in the high frequencies. The hearing loss will be similar in each ear and will get worse if continue to be exposed to the noise. Earplugs can protect your ears from loud noise by reducing the level of sound reaching in to ears. If the noise can't be stopped, reduced, or avoided, earplugs must in use.
Procedure:	To obtain custom-made noise reduction ear plugs, you will need first to get impression of your own ear made by an audiologist or a trained audiological technician. First, the ear is fully examined to establish that it is healthy and that there is not a build up of wax. An impression is then taken by injecting two-part silicon material into the ear with a special syringe. This is left to cure for a few minutes and then removed. The impression will then be forwarded to the laboratory for further production procedures.