Cerumen Filter For A Hearing Aid

A cerumen filter for use with a hearing aid, comprising:

• a body defining an audio passage extending through the cerumen filter;
• a cerumen filter arrangement adjacent to the body and comprising an outer cerumen filter and an inner cerumen filter, the cerumen filter arrangement for preventing flow of cerumen into the audio passage;
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• a lid pivotally connected to the body, the lid being movable between a closed position in which the outer cerumen filter covers at least at part of the inner cerumen filter and an open position in which the lid does not cover the inner cerumen filter.

A hearing aid system, comprising:

• a microphone for receiving sound;
• a receiver for producing acoustic signals to be transmitted toward a patient's eardrum;
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• a cerumen filter comprising a cerumen filter arrangement and a body defining an audio passage extending through the cerumen filter, the cerumen filter arrangement comprising an outer cerumen filter and an inner cerumen filter, the cerumen filter arrangement for preventing flow of cerumen into the audio passage.