Ear-wearable electronic device including debris trap

An ear-wearable electronic device, comprising:

• an enclosure comprising a first housing, a second housing, and a spout extending from the second housing;
• an electromechanical package comprising:
• a flexible printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) disposed within the enclosure;
• and
• a microphone disposed on or at least partially in the PCBA and comprising a microphone inlet;
• an acoustic path that extends along an axis between a first opening defined by an outer surface of the enclosure and a second opening defined by a surface of a cavity of a microphone coupler disposed within the enclosure, wherein the microphone inlet is acoustically coupled to the acoustic path via the second opening when the microphone is disposed at least partially within the cavity of the microphone coupler;
• and
• a trap connected to the acoustic path adjacent the first opening of the acoustic path, wherein the trap is configured to collect debris;
• wherein a distance from the first opening of the acoustic path to an antitragus of an ear of a wearer is less than a distance from the microphone inlet to the antitragus when the second housing of the ear-wearable electronic device is in contact with a concha of the ear of the wearer and the spout is disposed at least partially within an ear canal of the wearer.

A method of forming an ear-wearable electronic device comprising:

• connecting a first housing to a second housing to form an enclosure;
• disposing an acoustic path at least partially within the enclosure, wherein the acoustic path extends along an axis between a first opening defined by an outer surface of the enclosure and a second opening defined by a surface of a cavity of a microphone coupler disposed within the enclosure;
• connecting a first trap to a first portion of the acoustic path adjacent the first opening of the acoustic path;
• and
• connecting a second trap to a second portion of the acoustic path.