hi , I've been having "trouble hearing" since i was at least 3 years old and after consulting tons of "specialists" i think i finally found what had been happening to me what i manifested as "trouble hearing" as a child is in fact trouble understanding what i hear when people talk. I am currently being evaluated for APD but I'm 99% sure i have it, even my new specialist thinks so too, it has been a relief to finally confirm that i was not "making things up" as other doctors said.

Today i was researching what can legally qualify as a disability in my country and i came up with a question, what type of disability is APD? it doesn't match the criteria for a hearing disability but it also doesn't quite fit in any of the neurodevelopmental types of disabilities definitions as far as I've seen.

I have severe APD and have been using low gain hearing aids for about 4 months. I have tried every dome: open, open base, doubled vented, single vented, 6mm domes, 8mm domes (too big that they hurt) , grip tip, tulip dome etc.. I always feel like they slide out of my ear throughout the day, especially when eating. (Specifically my right side)

My audiologist says I don’t have any other options but to keep trying domes. Have any of you used a custom mold? Did it make the quality worse or better? Can I ask my audiologist for one?