Hearing instrument and associated binaural hearing system

An in-the-ear (ITE) hearing instrument, comprising:

• a housing to be worn in an ear of a user, said housing including a concha portion and a canal portion protruding from said concha portion, said concha portion having a bulging shape configured to fit a typical shape of a human concha, said canal portion having a shape curved twice in different planes to fit to an anatomy of a human auditory canal;
• a damping body inserted in said canal portion and being made of an elastic material for vibration-damping mounting of a receiver;
• said damping body being formed with a pocket for accommodating the receiver and a sound tube adjoining said receiver;
• said sound tube being angled at a first angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of said pocket, thereby forming a bend in said damping body;
• an end of said sound tube distal from said pocket terminating in a support plate which rests on a shoulder of said canal portion, said support plate being broadened relative to said sound tube;
• and
• said support plate being angled obliquely with respect to an axis of said sound tube.