Patent ID: 11871186
Assignee: GN HEARING A/S
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An earmold having an earmold shell, the earmold shell having a first end and a second end, wherein when the earmold is worn by a user, a tympanic membrane of the user is closer to the first end than the second end, the earmold comprising:
a receiver configured to provide an audio output signal;
a receiver channel coupled to an output of the receiver and extending to a receiver opening;
a vent channel coupled to the receiver channel through a vent port, the vent channel having a vent opening; and
a closing element, the closing element comprising a first magnetic member, wherein the first magnetic member is configured to move relative to the vent port, and wherein the closing element is configured to cause the vent port to be open when the closing element is in a first state, and to cause the vent port to be closed when the closing element is in a second state.