Can anyone else not do tubing?

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Everyone seems to be able to replace their own earmould tubing, but I've never been able to do it, the tubing is miles bigger than the hole it's meant to go into! I've watched the video of the guy deftly pulling it through with the hook thing and when I try it either the tubing breaks, the tool breaks or I let go of everything by mistake and it all goes flying. (I haven't got the most reliable hands through arthritis and things, though) In some of the videos they don't even use a tool, they just push it straight through - there aint no way that's happening! It won't go in there at all.

I've a pair of spare hearing aids that I'd like to bring back to life but just now they are missing tubing. The hospital won't do it as they only maintain your current hearing aids, no old ones or spares, the private places won't do it as they don't have a charge for doing tubing but they will only do it for hearing aids purchased from them. For the sake of not being able to thread tubing in I can't use these old hearing aids for bad weather and other stuff I don't want my best ones in.

Am I the only person who can't do this? :Oops:
 
Soften your earmolds. Soak them in hot water for a while (I know that seems counter-productive as it would "swell up" and make the hole even smaller, but it makes them (at least mine) more flexible. I do all my own tubing and I don't use any tools. You might have too much friction, so I wonder if using an oil (like baby oil) would help? I know the frustration - every once in a while I do have an earmold that just won't cooperate. It takes me more than a few tries when it's like that. Softening them seems to be what works for me.
 
And you can cut about an inch or a little more of the bottom until it is just a very thin point then if will slip right through and you can easily pull the tube .
 
Bottesini said:
And you can cut about an inch or a little more of the bottom until it is just a very thin point then if will slip right through and you can easily pull the tube .
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Yes! Cut the tip at an angle so there's less to go in to start with.
 
I am a little confused here. are we talking about earmolds tubing or the plastic horn on the hearing aid ?

I don't use tool to put new tubes in my earmolds. I just take thee old one out and make sure there is no obstruction with a hobby pipe cleaner. just insert the angled tip into the back of earmold and push in till tip sticks out from canal part and pull steady.

You seem to be referring to the horn or tubing that is part of the hearing aid ? How about posting pics so we can see how we can help you better.
 
I was taught to cut the end of the tube at an angle to make a point and push that through easily. The last trip to the audi he used superglue to stick the tube to the mold to make it a sealed end. Great idea, I hope the glue has broken down before the tubes do.
 
ROTFLMAO All these years it's been the shape of my ears! Every time I have been told to thread it from outside to the inside. Just to see what happened I threaded it the other way and it went in really, really easily! There is a massive bend in my earmoulds and the tubing wasn't strong enough to be pushed around the corner in that direction, but the other way it's already in so it just goes around the corner easily. Talk about being a tube.
 
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