Hans-Joachim Weiss

Programmable hearing aid unit

A programmable hearing aid is provided with a programming socket. A space-saving arrangement of switch elements is provided wherein a switch element for switching the hearing aid on/off, an MTO switch, a volume control, a tone control, a situation switch or the like can be introduced into the programming socket that is free except during the programming event.

Programmable hearing aid means worn in the auditory canal

For data exchange with a programmable hearing aid worn in the auditory canal, an electrical line is provided that contains leads in electrical contact with a circuit in the hearing aid and which is mechanically attached to the hearing aid so as to serve as an extractor for the hearing aid. The free end of the electrical line carries a signal receptor, such as a plug or socket or a wireless receiver with a gripping surface.