Patent ID: 8329007

Claim:
A hearing aid dehumidifier and disinfectant chamber comprising: an enclosure including a vapor permeable wall and being adapted to removably enclose a hearing aid; an electrochemical ozone generator in vapor transmitting relationship with said vapor permeable wall, said electrochemical ozone generator being adapted to draw water vapor from inside said enclosure and electrolyze it into at least ozone, said electrochemical ozone generator being positioned to discharge said ozone into said enclosure; the electrochemical ozone generator comprising: a wire mesh anodic electrode which is inert to the electrical and chemical environment of the electrochemical ozone generator; and a wire mesh cathodic electrode which is inert to the electrical and chemical environment of the electrochemical ozone generator; an absorbent, electrically non-conductive, and chemically inert separator, interposed between said anode and cathode; and a hygroscopic electrolyte adsorbed onto said adsorbent.