The invention relates to a flexible adaptive hearing aid characterized by comprising: a part made of rigid material (1) which will contain the electronic circuit of the hearing aid, and a part made of flexible adaptive material (2) which will have at least one annular flange (3) which will improve the fit between the assembly and the internal auditory canal of the user. The part made of flexible material will cover at least a portion (4) of the surface of the part of rigid material. It will additionally have a cover to assure assembly tightness.

An earpiece includes an acoustic mass element, and an acoustic resistance element that is arranged acoustically in parallel with the acoustic mass element. The acoustic mass element and the acoustic resistance element are arranged to couple a user's ear canal to an external environment when worn.

An electroacoustic transducer includes an electromechanical transducer and a casing. The electromechanical transducer transduces an electric signal into mechanical vibration. The housing can be attached to a cavum conchae without blocking an external auditory canal, in which the electromechanical transducer is housed, and vibrates due to the mechanical vibration caused by the electromechanical transducer to generate sound. The housing includes an inner housing portion located on the external auditory canal side and an outer housing portion located on an external environment side when the housing is attached to the cavum conchae. The housing has an ellipsoidal shape or an oval shape.

An in-ear receiver can be used in a headset and/or hearing aid and includes a housing in which at least one ear canal section is configured to be inserted into an ear canal of a wearer when the in-ear receiver is used as intended. The housing defines at least one outer contour that is configured with at least in one section adapted to the ear canal of the wearer. The in-ear receiver includes a sound transducer arranged in the housing, and at least one resonant cavity, which is formed in the housing and is divided by the sound transducer into a front volume and a rear volume. The sound transducer is a MEMS sound transducer, and the front volume and/or the rear volume have/has an inner contour adapted to the ear canal.

Methods and systems are provided for audio output devices with user-based adjustable contact. Information, relating to a user of an audio output element having at least a portion in contact with the user, may be obtained, and conditions affecting outputting of audio signals via the audio output and/or the contact between the audio output element and the user may be assessed based on the obtained information. Adjustments applicable to the audio output element may be determined, based on the assessment of conditions, with at least one adjustment applying to positioning of the at least a portion of the audio output element relative to the user, and with the determining including configuring the at least one adjustment to account for and/or counteract effects of the conditions on one or both of the outputting of the audio signals and the contact between the audio output element and the user.

A method and system of traversing a device through an accommodating conduit to reach a target area within the accommodating conduit can include varying an amount of elasticity of the device or an amount of torsion moment of the device applied to the accommodating conduit or varying both to minimize bending forces as the device traverses the accommodating conduit. The method or system upon reaching the target area within the accommodating conduit, can further include varying the elasticity or the torsion moment of the device or varying both to cause the device to stiffen. Other embodiments are disclosed.

The present invention is in the field of an intra ear canal hearing aid, a pair of said hearing aids and use of said hearing aids. Such a hearing aid is designed to improve or support hearing. It typically relates to an electroacoustic device that is capable of transforming sound, thereby reducing noise and typically amplifying certain parts of the audio frequency spectrum. In addition such as hearing aid may improve directional perception of sound.

[Object] To provide a tactile sense presentation apparatus, an electronic apparatus, an accessory, and a holding apparatus that can achieve an improvement in mountability.

[Solving Means] A tactile sense presentation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a mounting portion, a pump unit, and a control unit. The mounting portion is mounted on a target object and includes a surface material which is deformable in at least a part of a contact portion with the target object. The pump unit includes a flow path, which is connected to the mounting portion, and feeds a fluid for deforming the surface material to the mounting portion. The control unit controls driving of the pump unit.

An earpiece with structure for positioning and retaining the earpiece and with structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal to provide passive noise attenuation. The positioning and retaining structure engages features of the lateral surface of the ear. The structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal includes a conical structure.

The present invention relates to an earphone, comprising an earphone body, an earphone cord, and a fixing member. The earphone body includes an earplug portion, a connecting portion, and a body portion. The fixing member shaped as a ring, and the middle portion of the ring includes a through hole. The fixing member includes a top wall located at an edge of the ring. The top wall is made of an elastic material. Among them, the connecting portion is connected to the earplug portion and the body portion. The connecting portion passes through the through hole and is fastened in the fixing member, and the fixing member and the connecting portion are members of the earphone that are placed in the cavitas conchae of the human ear. The beneficial effects of the present invention are that since the top wall of the fixing portion is made of a material that is susceptible to deformation, adaptive deformation is performed to match the different cavitas conchae, when subjected to the compression of the cavitas conchae. Thus, this improves the comfort of the earphones.