10 11Putting your hearing aids on your earsYour hearing aids may be color-coded with asmall dot on the battery door: red = right ear;blue = left ear.Hearing aids with earmolds1. Hold the earmold betweenyour thumb and indexfinger, with the openingfacing toward your earcanal and the hearing aidresting above your ear.2. Carefully insert theearmold in your ear. Youmay need to twist it slightlyto the back. The earmoldshould fit into your earsnugly and comfortably.Gently pull down and backon your earlobe to help youinsert the earmold into yourear canal more easily.3. Place the hearing aid overthe top of your ear.Hearing aids with domes1. Place the hearing aid overthe top of your ear. Theslim tube should lie flushagainst your head and notstick out.2. Hold the slim tube where itattaches to the dome andgently push the dome intoyour ear canal.3. Place the retention piecein your ear so it rests at thebottom of the opening ofyour ear canal.1.3.2.1.2.3.