Hearing aid which can be worn in the ear with a directional microphone

A hearing aid to be worn in an ear of a user, the hearing aid comprising:

• a housing which, when the hearing aid is worn, has a first housing region facing away from an eardrum of the user, a second housing region, and a fourth housing region facing the eardrum of the user, said first housing region having a first sound entry opening formed therein, said fourth housing region having a first sound exit opening formed therein;
• a directional microphone with at least two sound inlet openings, a first sound inlet opening of said sound inlet openings is connected to said first sound entry opening in said first housing region and a second sound inlet opening of said sound inlet openings is disposed within said housing;
• a receiver connected to said first sound exit opening and disposed in said fourth housing region;
• said housing having at least a second sound entry opening formed therein between said first sound entry opening and said first sound exit opening, by means of said second sound entry opening sound can be supplied to said second sound inlet opening of said directional microphone;
• when the hearing aid is worn, said housing of the hearing aid does not fit tightly into an auditory canal of the user at least in said second housing region in which said second sound entry opening is disposed;
• said first sound entry opening and said second sound inlet opening of said directional microphone are disposed at least approximately along a straight line running in a direction of the auditory canal;
• and
• a direction of a minimum of a directional effect of said directional microphone runs at least substantially in a direction of the straight line pointing to the eardrum.