Hearing instrument housing with a battery door having an integrated audio channel

Abstract

A hearing instrument and the techniques of operating the hearing instrument to improve audio reception while lowering the risk of foreign material ingress. The hearing instrument includes a microphone, and a housing that defines a cavity containing the microphone. The housing includes a battery door defining a first portion of an audio channel, the first portion of the audio channel having a first entrance on an exterior surface of the battery door, the first portion of the audio channel having a first exit on an internal surface of the battery door. The housing further includes a housing element defining a second portion of the audio channel, the second portion of the audio channel having a second entrance aligned with the first exit, the second portion of the audio channel terminating in the cavity containing the microphone.

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