HEARING AID INCLUDING MICROPHONE SUSPENDED EXTERNALLY OF COMPONENT-CONTAINING HOUSING

摘要

A hearing aid includes a housing containing the electrical and electronic components and having a bracket extending externally thereof and formed with an aperture. A microphone is enclosed in a protective elastic sheathing having a projecting tubular neck communicating with the sound entry portion of the microphone. The neck extends through the aperture and has an interlocking fit therein, the neck suspending the microphone from the support bracket and constituting the sole support for the microphone.