Compact, watertight and acoustically-tight button structure

A button structure for a hearing device, the button structure comprising:

• a first microphone, the first microphone being configured to receive sound via a first microphone opening;
• an elastic member comprising a first part and a second part, the first part comprising a user interface surface, the second part comprising a first opening, the first opening being aligned with the first microphone opening;
• a switch component, wherein the user interface surface of the elastic member is configured to be operated by a user to activate the switch component;
• an outer shield comprising a first shield opening and a second shield opening, wherein at least a portion of the first part of the elastic member extends through the first shield opening, wherein the second shield opening of the outer shield is aligned with the first opening of the second part of the elastic member;
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• a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB comprising a first PCB opening that is aligned with the first microphone opening and the first opening of the second part of the elastic member.

A button structure for a hearing device, the button structure comprising:

• a first microphone, the first microphone being configured to receive sound via a first microphone opening;
• an elastic member comprising a first part and a second part, the first part comprising a user interface surface, the second part comprising a first opening, the first opening being aligned with the first microphone opening;
• a switch component, wherein the user interface surface of the elastic member is configured to be operated by a user to activate the switch component;
• an outer shield comprising a first shield opening and a second shield opening, wherein at least a portion of the first part of the elastic member extends through the first shield opening, wherein the second shield opening of the outer shield is aligned with the first opening of the second part of the elastic member;
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• a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the first microphone is mounted on a first PCB surface of the PCB, and wherein the switch component is mounted on a second PCB surface of the PCB, the second PCB surface being opposite from the first PCB surface.

A button structure for a hearing device, the button structure comprising:

• a first microphone, the first microphone being configured to receive sound via a first microphone opening;
• an elastic member comprising a single user interface surface or a single row of user interface surfaces, wherein the elastic member comprises a first part and a second part, the first part comprising the single user interface surface or one of the user interface surface in the single row, the second part comprising a first opening, the first opening being aligned with the first microphone opening;
• a switch component, wherein the user interface surface of the elastic member is configured to be operated by a user to activate the switch component;
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• an outer shield comprising a first shield opening and a second shield opening, wherein at least a portion of the first part of the elastic member extends through the first shield opening, wherein the second shield opening of the outer shield is aligned with the first opening of the second part of the elastic member.