from entering the sound output port of the earpiece fig1 illustrates a hinge 80 which is formed as the thin flexible section of resilient material this hinge 80 can have many shapes and may be either the same thickness or somewhat thinner than the cerumen flap 16 itself the hinge 80 may be formed of the same material as either the cerumen flap 10 or the earpiece body or may be formed of a different material the flexibility of the hinge 80 may be varied by changing the material the shape and or the thickness of the hinge fig1 illustrates an alternative embodiment of a rolled hinge 84 the rolled hinge 84 allows the cerumen flap to move in a substantially linear path particularly the rolled hinge 84 when used in the embodiments of fig1 or fig1 will change curvature to move between the open and closed positions fig1 illustrates a further alternative embodiment including a corrugated hinge section 88 having a plurality of bends 90 the corrugated hinge 88 will allow the cerumen flap to move between the open and closed positions in a substantially linear path the earpiece according to the present invention may be formed by molding the earpiece including the cerumen flap and hinge as a single piece alternatively the cerumen flap and hinge can be molded separately from the earpiece and attached to an earpiece which is of.