Customized device for insertion of a deep-cana hearing aid and a method for manufacturing and using such an insertion device

Method of manufacturing an insertion device for inserting a hearing aid deep into an ear canal of an individual hearing aid user, at a pre-determined insertion depth thereof, comprising the steps of:

• obtaining data representative of shape and orientation of at least a portion of a conchal cavity and of said ear canal of said individual user;
• based on said shape and orientation data, providing a customized support comprising:
• an outer profile individually shaped to replicate shapes of at least a portion of a conchal cavity and of said ear canal of said individual user;
• and
• a guide channel, disposed internal to said outer profile, extending between a lateral entry opening thereof, for loading said hearing aid;
• and a medial exit opening thereof, for releasing said hearing aid into said ear canal;
• a drive mechanism for moving said hearing aid through said guide channel from said lateral entry opening (4) up to said pre-determined insertion depth;
• wherein said guide channel is designed by taking into account the orientation of a lodging region of the ear canal of said individual user, beyond said medial exit opening, intended to accommodate said hearing aid;
• and/or the orientation of said ear canal at said pre-determined insertion depth.