![]() We tend to think about hearing aids as the main source of our revenue in a hearing aid practice, but very often these ancillary products can be beneficial and require custom ear molds.Ī survey done a number of years ago by a group of doctoral students at Pennsylvania College of Optometry looked at the concept of impression taking and whether there is any sort of consistency across manufacturers who build custom types of products. ![]() These types of products are great revenue opportunities for us in practice. It was designed to create a three-dimensional image of the ear, whether that was for the fabrication of custom hearing aids, the fabrication of a custom ear mold for behind-the-ear (BTE) technology or RIC instruments, custom ear monitors, hearing protection, or swim molds. There are a number of different roles of the ear impression itself. As hearing professionals, we need to view the skill of impression taking as a critical one that can impact our potential to delight our patients. One of the most frequent components of “delight” in those studies is you, the professional. We often hear references to the MarkeTrak studies and the concept of patient delight. We need to be able to maintain those skills. Although we may be fitting primarily non-custom technology, there are a lot of other options where we might need an impression. The opportunity to demonstrate your professionalism through the care and effort that it takes to provide the best impression of anatomy, ear texture, and desired product are essential. The opportunity to provide custom solutions for your patient in a non-custom world is one of the key benefits of being skilled and proficient at making ear impressions. One of those is the opportunity that lies in being able to be proficient at making ear impressions. There is a need to be skilled at taking impressions for a number of reasons. In the era of receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) hearing aids, is the art and skill of taking ear impressions becoming a dying art as well? Many things that were commonplace not that many years ago, such as penmanship, letter writing, the art of conversation and noodle making have become somewhat of a dying art. Michele Hurley: Our objectives for this course today are that you will be able to list key steps in taking successful ear impressions, be able to identify the various types of ear impression materials that are currently on the market, and be able to discuss the benefits of establishing a professional ear impression protocol within your practice. Editor’s Note: This text course is an edited transcript of a live webinar. ![]()
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