Patent ID: 8891796

Claim:
An apparatus for providing sound, the apparatus comprising: a sound receiver for receiving sound and outputting an output signal, a first part comprising a signal generator for generating a second signal corresponding to the output signal, the first part being shaped to fit behind an ear of a person, a second part comprising receiving means for receiving the second signal and outputting sound corresponding to the second signal, the second part being configured to be provided in or at an ear canal of the person, an element for transporting the second signal from the signal generator to the receiving means, wherein the transporting element comprises a plurality of openings and a sound guiding channel connected to the sound receiver and for guiding sound from outside the apparatus to the sound receiver along a portion of a length of the transporting element, and wherein the transporting element has a first length between the first and the second parts, and wherein the sound guiding channel has a length being between 5% and 90% of the first length.