Ear tip designs

An ear tip for use as a component in a hearing device, the ear tip comprising:

• a shell, the shell comprising:
• an outer wall, an inner wall, a medial end, and a lateral end;
• one or more regions, the regions comprising:
• a lateral region, a central region and a medial region wherein the lateral region comprises a retention feature region, the central region comprises a stability feature region and the medial region comprises a comfort feature region;
• one or more retention features, the retention features comprising:
• one or more of bumps or anti-skid bumps, wherein the retention features are located in at least the lateral region;
• one or more stability features, the stability features comprising:
• one or more of a thin outer wall or grooves, wherein the stability features are located in at least the central region;
• one or more comfort features, the comfort features comprising:
• one or more flutes, wherein the comfort features are located in at least the medial region, the flutes further comprising:
• one or more of micro protrusions or micro bumps;
• and
• one or more of long flutes or short flutes, wherein long flutes are longer than the short flutes and have a length up to approximately 40% of the length of the ear tip and the short tips have length up to approximately 30% of the length of the ear tip;
• one or more spines separating the comfort features, wherein the spines are thickest at the lateral end.