In the ear (ITE) hearing aids should be as small as possible and inserted as deeply as possible into the ear canal of the user. This is a general wish from the users of hearing aids. Today the limits of miniaturization are reached in that both the battery lid and the microphone must be placed in the faceplate of the shell. The faceplate is the part of the shell facing the surrounding environment, when the hearing aid is placed within the ear canal. In prior art hearing aids the battery lid and the microphone entrance are placed side by side, and therefore both take up space. The object of the invention is to provide a hearing aid, which is as small as possible, and which is insertable deeper into the ear canal than prior art hearing aids.
In behind the ear style hearing aids it is also a wish from the user that they be as small as possible. A further object of the invention is to provide a hearing aid wherein the microphone or microphones are accommodated in a space saving fashion.