Patent ID: 7471800

Claim:
A customizable cerumen guard for a hearing aid having a shell, a receiver, a receiver tube, and aperture in the shell communicating with the receiver tube, the customizable cerumen guard further comprising: a hollow, cylindrical insert adapted to be inserted into the shell aperture, the insert including: an inside surface of the insert defining a chamber adapted to directly receive a cerumen-trapping accessory, an ear canal aperture adapted to communicate with the ear of a wearer, where the insert includes a surface surrounding the ear canal aperture defining a ridge, and a receiver aperture adapted to communicate with the receiver tube; and a plurality of customizable caps each having an inner-cap surface to engage the ridge of the insert to releasably attach one of the customizable caps with the insert and a central opening in communication with a number of peripheral openings, where the peripheral openings further include a cerumen-spreading device positioned in the peripheral openings.