US 2026/0149938 A1 · EAR-WORN HEARING DEVICE WITH IN-EAR MICROPHONE

Abstract

A hearing device including a spout configured for wearing on a user's concha or at least partially in a user's ear canal is disclosed. The hearing device includes a speaker having a sound outlet acoustically coupled to an opening of the spout by a speaker sound path, a microphone having a sound port acoustically coupled to the spout opening by a microphone sound path, and a manifold covering a sound port of the microphone. The manifold includes a sound passage between the sound port of the microphone and an opening of the manifold, wherein the manifold isolates the microphone sound path from the speaker sound path along at least a portion of the spout passage.

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Dependent claims

An ear-worn hearing device comprising:

a spout configured for wearing on a user's concha or at least partially in a user's ear canal, the spout comprising a passage extending to an opening of the spout;
a speaker comprising a sound outlet acoustically coupled to the opening of the spout by a speaker sound path;
a microphone;
a manifold covering a sound port of the microphone, the sound port of the microphone acoustically coupled to the opening of the spout by a microphone sound path that extends through a sound passage of the manifold,
wherein the manifold isolates the microphone sound path from the speaker sound path along at least a portion of the spout passage.

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Ear-worn hearing device with in-ear microphone

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