Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for operating a hearing device 1 which prevents battery leakage, especially in the case when the hearing device 1 is powered by a mercury-free battery 2. The method comprises monitoring a supply voltage of at least one of a plurality of electronic units 7, 8, 9 of the hearing device 1, initiating a low battery leakage shutdown state when a low supply voltage condition is identified based on the monitoring, wherein the initiating a low battery leakage shutdown state includes activating at least one power gate 10 to disconnect at least one of the plurality of electronic units 7, 8, 9 from the power supply when entering the low battery leakage shutdown state, and discharging a buffer capacitor 4 provided for stabilizing the battery voltage. Moreover, a hearing device 1 optimized for being powered by a mercury-free battery 2 is provided.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for operating a hearing device which prevents battery leakage, especially in the case when the hearing device 1 is powered by a mercury-free battery 2. The method comprises monitoring a supply voltage of at least one of a plurality of electronic units 7, 8, 9 of the hearing device 1, initiating a low battery leakage shutdown state when a low supply voltage condition is identified based on the monitoring, wherein the initiating a low battery leakage shutdown state includes activating at least one power gate 10 to disconnect at least one of the plurality of electronic units 7, 8, 9 from the power supply when entering the low battery leakage shutdown state, and discharging a buffer capacitor 4 provided for stabilising the battery voltage. Moreover, a hearing device 1 optimised for being powered by a mercury-free battery 2 is provided.

Abstract: At small electric devices, such as in particular medical devices, as e.g. hearing devices, very small electric coils (1) are used. Especially with hearing devices e.g. so-called t-coils are used. Those t-coils are considered and arranged at hearing devices as inductivities with parasitic effects. Due to the very limited space, it is proposed that at very small coils, which are used within the mentioned electric or electronic small devices, the connections of the coil (5, 7) are interlinked directly at the coil (1) over a component (9), an assembly group and/or a circuit. The connections of the coil (5, 7) are arranged on one or more screens or small panels which are firmly arranged on or at the coil comprising so-called pads (6, 8), which connections are interlinked with the use of a capacitor or condenser (9) and onto which pads external connections (11, 13) are directed for the external connecting of the coil.