Patent ID: 9226086
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A hearing device, comprising: an inflatable balloon sealingly mounted on a carrier, said carrier and said balloon forming a unit configured for insertion into an auditory canal of a hearing device user; a receiver module for generating an audible sound signal to be delivered in the auditory canal; a pressure source fluidically connected through said carrier to an interior space of said inflatable balloon for selectively inflating said balloon; an intake opening connected to said pressure source and enabling aspiration of a pressure medium by said pressure source, wherein said intake opening is disposed inside a housing and said housing is formed with an inlet for aspiration of the pressure medium from outside the auditory canal of the hearing device user; and a filter disposed between said pressure source and said inlet for aspiration of the pressure medium for protecting said pressure source and said interior space of said inflatable balloon against contamination.