Hearing Device Including a Sensor and Hearing System Including Same

A hearing device comprising:

• a housing adapted to be worn on or behind an ear of a wearer;
• electronic components disposed within the housing, wherein the electronic components comprise a controller;
• an earpiece adapted to be disposed in an ear canal of the ear of the wearer, wherein the earpiece is operatively connected to the electronic components disposed within the housing;
• a sensor adapted to be in contact with a portion of the ear of the wearer, wherein the sensor is further adapted to detect a physiological characteristic of the wearer and generate a sensor signal based on the physiological characteristic that is received by the controller of the electronic components disposed within the housing;
• and
• a cable that operatively connects the sensor to the earpiece, wherein the cable is biased to maintain contact between the sensor and the portion of the ear of the wearer when the earpiece is disposed in the ear canal of the wearer.