A BTE prosthetic device for use in a medical system or prosthesis comprises a connector configured to mechanically attach an auxiliary device of the system to the BTE prosthetic device. The connector is electrically connected to a transceiver of the BTE prosthetic device. The connector operates as an electromagnetic antenna for transmitting and/or receiving signals between the BTE prosthetic and other components of the medical system.

A system may include a camera configured to capture images from an environment of a user and a microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of the user. The system may also include a processor programmed to: receive the images; identify a representation of a first individual and a representation of a second individual in the images; receive, from the microphone, a first audio signal associated with a voice of the first individual and a second audio signal associated with a voice of the second individual; detect an amplification criteria indicative of a voice amplification priority between the first individual and the second individual; selectively amplify the first audio signal relative to the second audio signal when the amplification criteria indicates that the first individual has voice amplification priority over the second individual; and cause transmission of the selectively amplified first audio signal to a hearing interface device.

A completely-in-canal hearing aid, including a housing, a receiver, a chip, a battery, a flexible circuit board and a microphone, wherein the housing includes a front section and a rear section; the receiver and the chip are located in the front section; the battery is located in the rear section; the rear section has two opposite surfaces and two opposite side surfaces; the front section has a first central axis parallel to the length of the front section; the rear section has a second central axis located between the two opposite surfaces and between the two opposite side surfaces; the first central axis and the second central axis are different straight lines. The completely-in-canal hearing aid is fine and compact in structure, reasonable and ingenious in design, diversified in function and comfortable to wear.

Examples of canal hearing devices including a lateral section having a frequency shaping sound port system are disclosed. A lateral section includes an elongate sound channel for receiving an incoming sound and producing a frequency-shaped sound output. The hearing device includes a microphone, a speaker for transmitting sound to the eardrum, and a sound port to receive the frequency-shaped sound output from the elongate sound channel and provide a pathway for the frequency-shaped sound output to reach the microphone.

A hearing device comprising a housing is disclosed. The housing is configured to provide for a modular type hearing device. Thus, the housing of the hearing device is configured to receive and be electrically connected to at least a sound guiding element configured to connect a speaker part to the housing of the hearing device, such that the interface between the hearing device housing and the sound guiding element is made generic and as a standard fit, providing the possibility of creating one or more different hearing aid solutions, from a generic housing construction.

An external device of a prosthesis, including an electronics component, which can be a sound processor of a hearing prosthesis, and a power component, which can be a battery, the power component being removably attached to the electronics component, wherein the BTE device is configured with electrostatic discharge protection between the electronics component and the power component.

An earpiece includes an electro-acoustic transducer and a housing. The housing supports the electro-acoustic transducer such that the housing and the electro-acoustic transducer together define a first acoustic volume and a second acoustic volume. The electro-acoustic transducer is arranged such that a first radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the front acoustic volume and such that a second radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the second acoustic volume. A front port couples the first acoustic volume to a space outside the housing, and a rear port couples the second acoustic volume to the space outside the housing. Respective outlet ends of the front port and the rear port combine before exiting the housing via a combined exit volume and an exit port.

The present invention proposes a sound tube (3) for an earpiece (1), wherein a first section (4) of an inner surface of the sound tube (3) has a structured surface, in particular a textural pattern forming a relief comprising convexities (13) and/or concavities (11). Alternatively or additionally, the sound tube (3) features a radially extending, circumferential flange (8), annular lip (8′) or collar at an outer surface of the sound tube (3). The present invention is further directed to a sound tube arrangement comprising two of the proposed sound tubes integrally formed in one piece and to an earpiece (1) with such a sound tube (3) or such a sound tube arrangement as well as to a hearing device with such an earpiece (1).

A receiver assembly comprising a first and a second receiver housing and a spout. The second receiver housing is positioned over a first sound outlet port of the first receiver housing and the spout is positioned over a second outlet port of the second receiver housing. An acoustic duct is located between the first and second receiver housing acoustically connecting the first sound outlet port to the spout and is provided with an acoustic mass.

A loudspeaker module for a hearing device has a loudspeaker, which has a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for the loudspeaker diaphragm, and a housing, in which the loudspeaker is arranged. Furthermore, the loudspeaker module contains an antenna unit, which has an antenna coil having a coil axis, a tubular coil core, which forms a sound channel, and an antenna base plate, in which a sound passage opening that opens into the sound channel is formed. The antenna coil, the coil core and the antenna base plate in this case prescribe an antenna characteristic of the antenna unit. The side wall of the housing on the diaphragm side is in this case formed by the antenna base plate.