Patent ID: 8391525

Claim:
A hearing aid, comprising: a housing shaped to rest behind an ear of a user, the housing enclosing electric circuitry which interconnects power input terminals or battery terminals, a microphone which converts a sound signal into an electric signal in the circuitry, an antenna which converts possible wireless signals into electric signals in the circuitry, a signal enhancer or amplifier which amplifies the electric signals from the microphone and/or from the antenna to produce an amplified signal, a receiver unit which receives the amplified signal and produces sound waves, a sound guide configured to guide the sound waves from the receiver unit towards the ear of the user; an enclosure provided within the housing for sound isolation of the receiver, the enclosure including a detachable lid providing access to the enclosure, the receiver flexibly suspended for free movement from the detachable lid at a first suspension area of the detachable lid and a second suspension area of the detachable lid, distanced from said first suspension area; a metal shield plate provided between the receiver and the detachable lid, the metal shield plate extending from the first suspension area to the second suspension area; a suspension body made of a soft flexible material configured to hold the receiver; a first suspension member extending from a first end of the suspension body and connected to the first suspension area of the detachable lid; and a second suspension member extending from a second end of the suspension body and connected to the second suspension area of the detachable lid, wherein the first suspension member includes a first shelf spaced apart from the detachable lid, the second suspension member includes a second shelf spaced apart from the detachable lid, and the metal shield plate rests on the first shelf and the second shelf and is distanced from the receiver by the shelves.