Hearing aid with remote battery and antenna

A hearing device, comprising:

• an in-ear module adapted for insertion into a user's outer ear canal;
• a receiver incorporated into the in-ear module;
• an on-ear module adapted for wearing on or behind a user's ear;
• a microphone, processing circuitry, and battery pack incorporated into the on-ear module;
• a cable for electrically connecting components of the on-ear and in-ear modules;
• and,
• wherein the battery pack is external to a housing of the on-ear module and magnetically attachable thereto.

A hearing device, comprising:

• an in-ear module adapted for insertion into a user's outer ear canal;
• an on-ear module adapted for wearing on or behind a user's ear;
• a battery pack incorporated into the on-ear module;
• a wireless transceiver incorporated in to the on-ear module;
• and,
• a cable for electrically connecting components of the on-ear and in-ear modules, wherein the cable is able to transfer power from the battery pack to the in-ear module and act as an antenna for the wireless transceiver.