Patent ID: 8798294

Claim:
A hearing aid, comprising: a behind-the-ear (BTE) component, comprising a device housing configured to be worn behind an ear of a user; a completely-in-canal (CIC) component, comprising a sound-emitting opening, said completely-in-canal (CIC) component being configured to be received completely recessed in the ear canal of the user; and at least an electric power supply, a microphone, a loudspeaker and a processing device for a purpose of reproducing sound received via the microphone and delivering reproduced sound via the loudspeaker and the sound-emitting opening to an auditory organ of the user, wherein the completely-in-canal (CIC) component is physically separated from the behind-the-ear (BTE) component, wherein said completely-in-canal (CIC) component and said behind-the-ear (BTE) component are mutually connected via an electrical cable connection which, at least during operation, establishes an electronic connection between the behind-the-ear (BTE) component and the completely-in-canal (CIC) component, wherein the loudspeaker as well as the microphone are accommodated in the completely-in-canal (CIC) component, wherein said electrical cable connection has a length sufficient for the completely-in-canal (CIC) component and the microphone to reside completely recessed in the ear canal of the user, wherein said processing device is a programmable digital sound processor which reproduces said sound in at least partly processed manner, and wherein the completely-in-canal (CIC) component is accommodated in a casing which comprises at least one flexible fin at an outer circumference thereof for lying resiliently against an inner wall of the ear canal, and wherein the completely-in-canal (CIC) component is removable from the ear by the electrical cable connection and/or a pull cord in the form of a monolithic extension of the casing which is formed integrally therewith.