Remote control hearing aid

A hearing aid with wireless remote control of at least one of its controllable functions. The microphone of the hearing aird is used as a receiving element for the control signals. Energy (such as ultrasound) which the hearing aid microphone can transform into electrical signals which are separated from the other signals in a remote control part and caused to act upon the control members is used as a control signal transmission medium. Equipping a hearing aid with a remote control according to the invention is suited in particular for miniature hearing aids and for hearing aids insertable into the ear canal.