Patent ID: 6097825
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A hearing aid usable with numerous different ear sizes comprising:a microphone;a spheroidal housing having an internal component receiving region containing said microphone, said housing intended to be inserted into a user's ear canal so as to minimize air gaps to avoid feedback and with an exterior surface of a selected curvature located adjacent to the user's outer ear when so inserted, said housing having a sound input port through said exterior surface, said sound input port open directly into the user's ear; anda substantially rigid, elongated, insertion element carried by said housing and extending toward the user's outer ear when the housing is inserted, said insertion element positioned on said exterior surface and having a longitudinal axis spaced from said sound input port; andwherein said selected curvature includes a concave surface facing a user's outer ear when said housing is inserted into the user's ear.