Listening 4 Language: Bring the Bling!

These days, hearing aids and cochlear implants are not just functional….they can be downright fashionable! CI and hearing aid users can really express themselves by “blinging” their equipment.

Hearing aids now have lots of options for earmolds . They can be swirls of

multiple colors and have glitter.

From hocksproducts.com

From raisingadisabledchild.blogspot.com

Some companies even offer varieties in the aid, themselves, with colors, animal prints or transparent aids.

From Phonak.com

Ear Gear offers a water resistant sleeve in a variety of colors including camouflage. They’re fashionable and functional, especially for keeping aids dry in the summer or for sports.

From gearforears.com

Tube Riders are cute accessories that slide right on to the tubing.

From www.otocool.com

Hayleigh’s Cherished Charms is a really cute shop on Etsy offering tube twists as well as dangly charms. The store is owned by a 13 year old girl with a hearing loss!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HayleighsCharms

From HayleighsCharms

Hearing aid companies, themselves, often offer stickers for the aids. Skin It offers lots and lots of designs for cochlear implants, as well.

From Phonak.com

From Oticon.com

From Cochlear.com

For the little ones who need those pilot caps to keep their aids or CI on, Etsy has a lot of cute pilot caps and Hearing Halo Headbands. Now, I’m not sure if, or how much, the caps reduce the integrity of the signal, but I’m sure you could find out!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnchorYourHearing

From AnchorYourHearing

For both hearing aids and CIs, thebebopshop on Etsy offers some really cute retention cords.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thebebopshop

From thebebopshop

To keep processors on young girls, The BibsBaublesand Bows shop on Etsy carries really cute headbands that are customized for a right side, left side or bilateral processors.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/bibsbaublesandbows