Patent ID: 6577740
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
Hearing aid for placement in an auditory passage of an ear, comprising:a carrier means, an enclosure, a microphone, a battery, an amplifier and a speaker, the carrier means carrying the battery and said enclosure having a microphone entrance and surrounding the microphone, the battery and the speaker and being connected to the carrier means, wherein the enclosure has a first and a second end, the first end being directed to the outside and the second end being directed into the ear when placed in the auditory passage of the ear, in that the carrier means is situated between the first and the second end and that the enclosure decreases in diameter towards the first end, wherein the carrier means contains a first and a separate second carrier element, which are placed adjacent to and connected to one another, the first carrier element being situated closer to the first end and the second carrier element being situated closer to the second end, and wherein the first of the carrier elements is provided with an opening for receiving an elastic fitting piece, in which fitting piece a first passage for a sound hose is arranged, and in that the second of the carrier elements is provided with a first sleeve for arranging a sound hose over it.