Water-resistant, wideband microphone subassembly

A microphone subassembly for a Behind-The-Ear (BTE) hearing device, the microphone subassembly comprising:

• a microphone including a transducer aperture;
• means for attaching the microphone to the subassembly;
• means for providing an acoustic path to the transducer aperture;
• means for preventing moisture from reaching the transducer aperture along the acoustic path, wherein the means for preventing moisture from reaching the transducer aperture along the acoustic path allows acoustic energy to reach the transducer aperture along the acoustic path;
• means for providing a moisture-resistant seal for the microphone wherein the moisture-resistant seal seals the transducer aperture from moisture entering the transducer aperture from paths other then the acoustic path;
• and
• means for mounting the microphone subassembly in the BTE hearing device.

A method for constructing a moisture-resistant microphone subassembly for a BTE hearing device, comprising the steps of:

• attaching a microphone to the microphone subassembly, wherein the microphone includes an transducer aperture;
• providing an acoustic path to the transducer aperture;
• preventing moisture from reaching the transducer aperture along the acoustic path, wherein the means for preventing moisture from reaching the transducer aperture along the acoustic path allows acoustic energy to reach the transducer aperture along the acoustic path;
• providing a moisture-resistant seal for the microphone wherein the moisture-resistant seal seals the transducer aperture from moisture entering the transducer aperture from all paths other than the acoustic path;
• and
• mounting the microphone subassembly in the BTE hearing device.