Patent ID: 7106873

Claim:
An apparatus for use with a Behind The Ear Implantable Cochlear Stimulation system, comprising: an earhook configured to be removably attachable to a Behind The Ear (BTE) unit of an Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system; a microphone assembly, wherein the microphone assembly includes a microphone having three terminals, and wherein the microphone is configured to be electrically connected to a speech processor of the ICS system using first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor, wherein the first conductor is connected to a mating connector and wherein the second and third conductors are connected to a bias setting resistor; and a bendable, formable stalk having a first end attached to the earhook and a second end directed to the inside of an ear; and wherein the microphone assembly is attached to the second end of the stalk.