A digital hearing aid laboratory installation at the specialized Audiology service in the province of Las Tunas represents a milestone for people suffering from this type of disorder, especially young children.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Disnier Pavón Sánchez, hearing mold technician at the center, told the Cuban News Agency that the service was recently equipped with this laboratory with a 3D scanner, which will speed up obtaining patients' prostheses.

No, everything is digitalized, with first-world technology equipment from Industry 4.0. "Before, it was very cumbersome because they had to be sent by mail; hence, counting with this device is a joy for the Health system in the territory," he said.

The Public Health projection is to place this medical service in a superior position, so they are working to have available soft and more striking colored ear molds in 2025 since, to date, the predominant material is silicone and sometimes children reject it a little.

Pavón Sánchez also said that the new laboratory is fully equipped with the raw materials kits for taking the impressions, which involves rigorous training and becomes a learning opportunity within this field.
The mold’s main objective is to conduct the sound from the earpiece of the hearing aid into the external auditory channel, which is why it is necessary to take the exact measurements for its realization, added the specialist.

Within the health services, Audiology is one of the most sensitively affected by the impact of the genocidal blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba more than 60 years ago, since this demands the acquisition of resources and technologies of foreign origin such as cochlear implants, which if they could be acquired in the North American market would be much faster and easier. However, the Cuban government is not resting in its effort to meet the health needs of its people, especially concerning these types of conditions that are diagnosed from an early age and require monitoring throughout the person's life.