Deaf/Hard of Hearing

pscot

(21,037 posts) Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:21 AM Jul 2016

has anyone had an allergic reaction to earmolds?

I got new hearing aids a couple months back. I had not worn ear molds before. They worked fine initially, but in the past week or so I've developed painful swelling and redness in the outer parts of both ears where the devices touch. I know improperly cured epoxy can cause an allergic skin reaction. I have a visit with my provider scheduled for next week, but I'm wondering has anyone else had a similar experience? If so, how was it resolved?

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has anyone had an allergic reaction to earmolds? (Original Post) pscot Jul 2016 OP

ear molds? No, but I once had a terrible case of... ret5hd Jul 2016 #1

Dude, that's some serious wax buildup pscot Jul 2016 #4

Ear molds are made of plastic--and some people do have an allergic tblue37 Jul 2016 #2

Allergic reaction - absolutely packman Jul 2016 #3

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)

1. ear molds? No, but I once had a terrible case of...

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:25 AM

Jul 2016

ear mushrooms.

Oh, c'mon! Somebody was gonna do it!

pscot

(21,037 posts)

4. Dude, that's some serious wax buildup

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 04:26 PM

Jul 2016

you got going there.

tblue37

(66,035 posts)

2. Ear molds are made of plastic--and some people do have an allergic

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:28 AM

Jul 2016

reaction to some kinds of plastic. You need to talk to both your doctor and your audiologist. I imagine they have options for people who have reactions to certain kinds of plastic.

packman

(16,296 posts)

3. Allergic reaction - absolutely

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:01 AM

Jul 2016

Improperly cured epoxy is a good suspect. Epoxy is made of two agents and if it was not cured properly, it certainly can cause skin problems. Also, some people are just allergic to some plastics. My wife has a severe allergic reaction to latex for example.

If suspect, talk to a dermatologist or insist on going to one before you have those aids implanted.

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