Can you guess what these are?
They’re not cheap.
They’re very useful.
They’re ear molds, the little bits of colorful silicon that carry the sound picked up by 4 of 8’s hearing aids, conducting that sound into her ear canals.
They run about a hundred dollars a pair, are not covered by insurance (neither are hearing aids) and have to be frequently replaced as the child’s ear outgrows them. 4 of 8 has always been a bit of a fashion pioneer when it comes to her hearing aid gear. She loves to mix it up, going for bright and odd colors, having them throw in some glitter and some tie-dye effect for good measure.
And when I gather up a few pair from our outgrown ear mold archive and scatter them across the canvas, I’m struck with how cheerful they look, how they have a certain artistic aethestic.
Ear Mold Art, I’m calling it.
You saw it here first…
When I read the part about not being cheap, I surmised that they might be a hearing apparatus of some sorts.
They are very pretty and I’m glad they help.
It’s so great that the medical profession can make necessary things appealing to kids, it would just be nice if they were appealing to our pocketbooks. š
Have a great day!
When I saw the first picture I thought it was a really fancy straw. pfffft. I was a little off.
They really are pretty though, 4 of 8 has great taste in Ear Mold Art š
I was going to guess hearing aid because they look so similar to my husband’s hearing aids. Although he wouldn’t be caught dead in those visually striking colors. LOL
those are so cool!! i love the bright colors. she has some great fashion sense!!!
wow – those are pretty! I cannot believe they, or hearing aids, are not covered under insurance – holy smokes, that is expensive.
Open up an Etsy shop – who cares if they’ve been in her ears? Have you seen what they’re selling lately on Etsy? ROTF.
Praise the Lord for ear molds and hearing aids!!! Neat pictures…
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
At first glance without reading, I thought Macaroni art until I really looked. (I don’t have on my glasses and I just got up.) As my eyes began to focus, I began reading how they aren’t covered by insurance…um…insane! Like we are just running around buying hearing aides willy nilly.
BTW – I forgot to tell you that I haven’t had to pay for J’s speech therapy at all – not even the $25 copay. Woo Hoo!
It’s just terrible that in a world where health insurance covers (at least ours does) VIAGRA, Ortho-Novum (birth control), and Zyban (to quit smoking), a child’s hearing aids are out-of-pocket. Crazy! What does that say about the people in charge? This is one of those things that really gets me going…
I am happy to say I knew what they were. But didn’t know they were so expensive to you as in they aren’t covered by insurance-that is Crazy.
They are very bright and colorful and look super cool
LOL! We have a very similar collection although my son doesn’t go in for the glitter! He has bright colours and Manchester United football club in his!! $100 a set!!!! Wow that makes me grateful for the NHS. They should be covered by insurance.
Maybe she could make a bracelet out of them. Just seems like such a waste just throwing something that expensive away. Although a bracelet out of ear things sounds a bit strange I have to admit. LOL
Love and Prayers,
Tim
At first I thought they were pacifiers melted in the dishwasher. š
When you are on your ear art tour, I’ll remember that we got the first sneak peak!
I LOVE that 4 of 8 picks such bold colors!
Wow…how neat and costly, too! Of course, I’m getting ready to shill out $700 for my daughter’s palatal expander. Can you believe it? Anyhow, love the colors of the ear molds…very creative pics! Happy Wordful Wednesday!
great fashion taste! Love the bright colors and glitter! Amazing how far modern medicine has come. I had no idea there were so many options!
I did know that insurance didn’t cover hearing apparatus, and that just blows my mind! They are not cosmetic, they are a necessity! Insurance companies really drive me nuts!
Kudos to 4 of 8 for making a fashion statement out of her ear molds! And shame on the insurance company for not covering their cost! As if she or any child should not have all the care available to deal with a hearing loss!!
Love the way you’ve caught the beauty of this experience.
Now those are sure purty!
Pritty pritty! Now match those up with colored braces and yur good to go! It amazes me all the neat stuff they have come up with and I am thankful for- its helps a little.
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How neat, and so colorful. I bet she loves picking the new colors out.
When I first saw your post from WW, I immediately thought of the mom who just gave birth to the 8 babies, nicknamed Octamon. Wonder if your getting lots of google hits from that, lol!
They are very fashionable.
Love what you did with them to make the pics. The heart pic is wonderful.
LOVE the colors!!!!
4 of 8 is a babe! I love all the colours she wears š
Still can’t believe that they arent covered by insurance???? What on earth? Something went wrong somewhere with that ruling!
I love all the bright colours though.
Liv had the molded ear plugs that are similar and she tooloved the bright ones! I do wish they were cheaper though
What a cool way to look at them. Very fashion forward. š
Gotta love that the healthcare professionals are making it a little more fun for kids. To bad you couldn’t recycle the plastics for future use š
Its so nice that they make those in bright colors that the kids like. I had no idea they were so expensive though
4 of 8 has some serious fashion sense!!!!
I wonder why they aren’t covered by insurance. That doesn’t even make sense. But then, most insurance doesn’t.
It’s nice that they don’t look all big and bulky and ugly. They are fairly cute.
Such a bright, cheery, colorful girl! They definitely show her personality. š
I guessed they were hearing related. They looked ear-like! š
I can not believe these are not covered by insurance, but then apart of me is not shocked at all. its sad.
but those colors are happy! very fashionable!
They are oddly pretty!
I wish you had made this a contest and not given the answer.
I totally would have won.
One of my student’s moms swears that dogs love to eat ear molds too. So beware!
I have been wearing hearing aids for almost 2 years now and I am inspired by 4 of 8’s boldness. It took me awhile to adjust to the vanity part of it all…
Love the ear mold art idea!
xoxo, Veronica in CA
Bright and cheerful…kind of like what I envision her personality to be like from your stories!
My grammy had a plain colored one I knew what they were right away. Luv that they finally came up with something so colorful for such a major necessity. luv the pic’s
Knew what it was the second I saw it…
What a cool girlie 4 of 8 is to have such funkie ear “glitter”!
Happy WW!
Ear Mold Art, I’ve seen it all now. They actually do look festive to be ear molds.
Too funny! I wish that colors would make some of my student wear them, maybe I will have to try that!
Very spunky!
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