Abstract: A hearing aid comprising means for setting an adjustment level, means for setting a desired function, a connector and a cover which detachably extends over said connector. The means for setting the adjustment level comprise two contact elements disposed on either side of the connector, wherein the adjustment level can be set higher or lower by means of one contact element or by means of the other, whilst the desired function can be set by operating the two contact elements simultaneously.

Abstract: An in-the-ear hearing aid comprises a first unit (1), which unit comprises a microphone (3), an amplifier (4), controller (6) for adjusting a parameter of the hearing aid, and a battery compartment (5), and a second unit (2) comprising a receiver. The first unit (1) is accommodated in a first space situated at the end of comparatively large cross-section of an earmould (11). The second unit (2) is accommodated in a second space (9) situated at the end (13) of smaller cross-section. The earmold has a cap element (14) which allows for insertion of the second unit (2) into the second space (9) from the end (13) of smaller cross-section.