Hearing aid
AssigneeSiemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
InventorWai Loon Ooi
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a hearing aid is provided. The hearing aid may include a behind-the-ear component, a sound tube coupled with the behind-the-ear component at its one end, and a loudspeaker coupled with the sound tube at the other end of the sound tube opposite to the behind-the-ear component. The hearing aid may further include a joint connected between the loud-speaker and the sound tube, wherein the joint is moveable or flexible such that a degree of freedom in movement is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to an insertion direction of the loudspeaker into an ear canal.
Claims9
A hearing aid, comprising:
- a behind-the-ear component;
- a sound tube formed of flexible material, said sound tube having a first end coupled with said behind-the-ear component and a second end opposite said first end;
- a loudspeaker coupled with said second end of said flexible sound tube opposite said behind-the-ear component;
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- a joint connected between said loudspeaker and said flexible sound tube, wherein said joint is made of a rubber material or comprises a ball, and said joint is moveable or flexible such that a degree of freedom in movement is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to an insertion direction of said loudspeaker into an auditory canal of an ear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.