Hearing device with a barrier element

A barrier element for use in a hearing device, said barrier element comprising

• a base part;
• and
• a neck part,
• wherein said neck part at a transition point protrudes from said base part,
• wherein said base part and said neck part defines an inner channel of said barrier element such that interior sides of said neck part define a portion of said inner channel,
• wherein the interior sides of said neck part protrude from said base part at a substantially constant first angle of zero or more degrees in relation to a longitudinal centerline of said inner channel,
• wherein exterior sides of said neck part protrude from said base part at a substantially constant second angle greater than zero degrees in relation to the longitudinal centerline of said inner channel, said second angle being greater than said first angle,
• wherein the input and/or output unit(s) comprises a sound port exposed to the exterior and/or an interior environment of the hearing device, said inner channel of the barrier element being arranged to substantially surround a circumferential edge of at least a part said sound port while allowing for sound to pass through said inner channel to said sound port,
• wherein said base part is comprised of a ring surrounding a portion of the sound port, and
• wherein around said portion of the sound port, the thickness of said ring defines interior and exterior sides of said base part.

A hearing device comprising

• an input unit for receiving an acoustic signal from a user's surroundings and providing a corresponding audio signal, and
• an output unit receiving said audio signal and providing an audible signal to the user, where the input and/or output unit(s) comprises a sound port which are exposed to the exterior and/or an interior environment of the hearing device,
• the hearing device further comprising a barrier element having a base part forming an inner channel of said barrier element,
• said base part having a bottom surface abutting said input and/or output unit(s), said base part having a top surface configured to receive a compression force retaining said barrier element in abutment with said input and/or output unit(s),
• wherein said inner channel of the barrier element is arranged to substantially surround a circumferential edge of at least a part said sound port while allowing for sound to pass through said inner channel to said sound port.