Patent ID: 7127077

Claim:
A hearing aid for at least partial insertion into an ear canal and having a faceplate ( 1 ), where the hearing aid ( 2 ) has a battery holder ( 3 ) and a battery and a signal path comprising a microphone ( 12 ), a signal processor, and a receiver, where the microphone ( 12 ) and the battery are arranged at the faceplate ( 1 ) and where one or more electrical contact elements are provided for electrical communication with the signal processor, the contact elements each has a first leg ( 8 ; 8 . 1 ) arranged to be contacted from the outside of the hearing aid ( 2 ) and a second leg ( 9 ; 9 . 1 ) arranged to provide electrical contact with the signal processor, and an intermediate part ( 10 ; 10 . 1 ) embedded in the surrounding material and interconnecting the first and second legs, whereby the first legs ( 8 ; 8 . 1 ) of the contact elements are arranged to extend along a first side of the microphone ( 12 ) in the space between the microphone and the battery holder ( 3 ) and whereby the second legs ( 9 ; 9 . 1 ) of the contact elements are arranged at a second side of the microphone ( 12 ).