The hearing aid system includes a hearing aid case which is designed to be positioned
behind the ear of a user, a tube for conducting sound from the case to the ear
canal of the user, and a eartip for anchoring the end of the tube within the ear
canal of the user. The tube is formed in a preformed shape of a material with sufficient
rigidity to support the hearing aid in a proper position on the user's ear. The
eartip may be one of several different designs which secures an end of the tube
in place in the ear canal in a comfortable manner without the need for an expensive
custom made ear mold and without complete occlusion of the ear canal. A combination
of the light weight and small size of the case, the rigidity of the preformed tube,
and one of the eartips for anchoring the tube in the ear canal allow the system
to be held in place securely without the need for either an inflexible and aesthetically
unpleasing ear hook or an expensive custom made ear mold.