Tool for insertion and removal of a hearing aid ear wax guard and a method for its use

A tool for insertion of an ear wax guard into, and for removal of the ear wax guard from, an opening in a housing wall of a hearing aid, said tool comprising an insertion part adapted for insertion into a mouth of the ear wax guard, and a catch element adapted for engagement with an inside wall of the mouth of the ear wax guard when said catch element is pressed into the mouth without rotation, in order to bring along the ear wax guard on removal of said tool, said tool further comprising an enlargement lens.

A tool for use at removal of an ear wax guard from an opening in a hearing aid, said tool comprising

• a catch element adapted for engagement with an inside wall of a mouth of the ear wax guard when said catch element is pressed into the mouth without rotation, in order to bring along the ear wax guard on removal of said tool;
• and
• an end face, wherein a long side of said end face exceeds a diameter of the mouth in order to limit an insertion depth of said catch element.

A tool for use at removal of an ear wax guard from an opening in a hearing aid, said tool comprising

• a catch element adapted for engagement with an inside wall of a mouth of the ear wax guard when said catch element is pressed into the mouth without rotation, in order to bring along the ear wax guard on removal of said tool;
• and
• an enlargement lens.

A method for removing an ear wax guard from an opening in a hearing aid, comprising the steps of

• inserting a catch element inside an opening in the ear wax guard by pressing the catch element without rotation into the opening until an abutment face of the catch element limits further movement into the opening and the catch element engages the inside of the opening in the ear wax guard, and
• removing the catch element so that the ear wax guard is brought along from the opening in the hearing aid.

A tool for use at removal of an ear wax guard from an opening in a hearing aid, said tool comprising

• a catch element adapted for engagement with an inside wall of a mouth of the ear wax guard when said catch element is pressed into the mouth without rotation, in order to enable said tool to bring along the ear wax guard on removal, wherein said catch element defines a cross section area which area is less than a cross section area of the mouth, and
• an end face having a long side exceeding a diameter of the mouth in order to limit an insertion depth of said catch element.

A tool for insertion of an earwax guard into, and removal of the ear wax guard from, an opening in a hearing aid, said tool comprising

• an essentially rod-shaped applicator with a smooth pin adapted for cooperating engagement with a mouth of a cavity of the ear wax guard for the purpose of inserting the ear wax guard, and a catch member adapted for engaging an inside wall of said cavity when pressing in without rotation, for the purpose of removing the ear wax guard when said applicator is removed from said hearing aid, wherein said applicator is provided with an abutment for limitation of the pressing-in depth of said catch member in the through-going cavity in the ear wax guard.