Hearing aid ear wax guard and a method for its use

An ear wax guard for placement in an opening in a housing wall of a hearing aid, said ear wax guard comprising

• an essentially tubular element adapted for frictional fitting inside said opening, defining a through-going cavity and adapted for insertion into the opening, said element having first and second ends with said first end being a leading end as said element is inserted into said opening from outside said housing, said element having an ear wax retaining barrier in form of a screen at said first end and a collar for sealing against the housing wall at a second end, said element being made of an elastic yielding material.

An ear wax guard for placement in a hearing aid, said ear wax guard comprising

• an element defining a through-going cavity and adapted for insertion into the hearing aid with a first end of said element being a leading end as said element is inserted into said hearing aid, said element being made of a thermoplastic elastomer and having an ear wax retaining barrier at said first end.

A method for manufacturing a hearing aid, comprising

• providing a hearing aid housing including a housing wall with a housing wall end part with an acoustic outlet port therein,
• providing an abutment surface surrounding said outlet port, and
• finishing said abutment surface by preparation of its peripheral edge to a flush transition with an outside of said housing wall.

A method for manufacturing a hearing aid, comprising

• providing a hearing aid housing including a housing wall with a housing wall end part with an acoustic outlet port therein,
• providing an abutment surface surrounding said outlet port, said abutment surface at least at its outer periphery being flush with an exterior surface of said housing wall.