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I'm glad your child's loss was detected early on, and that you're taking the proper steps to help him. Oticon is one of the oldest and largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world. They have long been one of the top choices for hearing aids for children by many pediatric audiologists. The SUMO model is fairly new, and is touted to be the most powerful (in terms of peak gain) hearing aids on the market. It is digitally programmable (can be adjusted through the computer) with an anolog (non-digital) processor. It is most appropriate for those with severe-to-profound hearing losses, and does particularly well in the low frequencies. Earmolds should not have to be replaced every couple of weeks, but for very young children every couple of months is not out of the ordinary. Feedback is a particularly challenging problem when you mix a powerful hearing aid and the tiny ears of infants. In these cases, some feedback will occur ain certain circumstances, but should not be constant. Sometimes different types and materials have to be tried before finding the right earmold, so be patient.