Abstract: A customizable cerumen guard for a hearing aid having a shell, a receiver, a receiver tube, and aperture in the shell communicating with the receiver tube, includes an insert insertable into the shell aperture, the insert having a chamber therein, a receiver aperture for communication with the receiver tube, an ear canal aperture communicating with the ear of the wearer; and a plurality of customizable, interchangeable caps covering the ear canal aperture. The cerumen guard may also have any of a number of customizable cerumen-trapping accessories that may be placed into the chamber.

Abstract: A hearing aid programming system includes a hearing aid housing; a faceplate attached to the hearing aid housing with an opening for receiving a battery door and also having an outside surface; programming terminals located in the opening immediately adjacent the outside surface of the faceplate; a battery door located within the opening. One edge of the battery door and the opening form a slot. The battery door is hinged to the faceplate and is movable between an open position and a closed position. A flexible programming strip having electrodes is dimensioned to fit within the slot. The electrodes mate with the programming terminals. The battery door hinge in the closed position presses the electrodes against the programming terminals to make electrical contact.