Patent ID: 8660283

Claim:
A hearing aid, comprising: a behind the ear component including a casing adapted to cover, accommodate or protect electronics components of the hearing aid; at least one through going opening in the casing; electronic switching elements placed at the through going opening; a switch knob configured to be mounted in the through going opening and releasably fastened to the casing, the switch knob further configured to transfer user induced pressure from outside of the casing onto the electronic switching elements; and a plate element which is mountable in the through going opening when the switch knob is released from the through going opening, the plate element forming a surface flush with the casing when mounted in the through going opening, wherein the plate element includes supports protruding from a first face of the plate element, and protrusions extending from the first face, each protrusion having a position at a lateral end of the plate element, the through going opening includes a bridge part between two sides of the through going opening, the bridge part having a recess shaped to receive said supports of the plate element, the supports of the plate element are inserted into the recess of the bridge part and the protrusions of the plate element extend below the casing and anchor the plate element to the casing when the plate element is pressed into the through going opening.