RECEIVER SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR AN IN-THE-CANAL HEARING AID

摘要

An In-The-Canal hearing device (30) includes a flexible receiver suspension grommet (40) seated in the sound port (38) of the receiver housing (32) of a hearing device. The suspension member (40) includes a tubular portion (42) extending into the receiver housing, the tubular portion configured to retain a receiver unit in a position such that sound waves emitted from the receiver unit are directed through the sound port. The proximal portion of the receiver unit is suspended gently away from the receiver housing walls by a thin membrane skirt. The membrane skirt is formed from an initially flat membrane, which is then stretched over the receiver unit, forming gentle pleats that help suspend the receiver unit in the receiver housing, isolating it from contact and/or vibrations from the housing walls.