Ear wax collection device for a hearing aid

Details Ear wax collection device for a hearing aid Ear wax collection device for a hearing aid

1997-12-22

1999-11-09

Le, Huyen D.

Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices

Hearing aids, electrical

Specified casing or housing

381328, 381324, H04R 2500

Patent

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059829087

ABSTRACT:
An in-the-ear hearing aid in accordance with the present invention has a housing shaped to fit within a user's ear, and a sound passageway within the housing. The sound passageway includes a fixed tube communicating with a receiver. The sound passageway further includes a removable tube whose interior end abuts the fixed tube and an ear wax trap adjacent the interior end. In a preferred embodiment, the ear wax trap is formed from a mesh material. In accordance with the present invention, the removable tube with its integral ear wax trap may be removed as needed to clean the trap. After cleaning, the removable tube with its ear wax trap may be reinserted into the hearing aid.

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