A hearing instrument with directional microphones

摘要

The invention is directed to a hearing instrument for positioning in the ear of a user, incorporating a faceplate (104) having first and second spatially separated sound openings (108, 110) for receiving sound to be provided to respective inlets of a microphone; at least one screen (116, 118) partially blocking the sound openings and positioned to increase effective distance between the first and second spatially separated sound openings; and a housing for containing the microphone, the housing having the faceplate mounted thereon and being sized to fit within the ear of a hearing instrument wearer.