Ite hearing aid and method of manufacturing the same

There is provided an ITE hearing aid, comprising a shell (32) to be worn at least in part in the ear canal of a user, a faceplate (10) being fixed at the shell for closing the shell at a side oriented towards the exterior of the user's ear, and at least one microphone (26A, 26B) housed in the shell and acoustically connected to ambience via a sound port (40A, 40B), wherein the sound port is integral in a single piece with the faceplate and comprises a cover element (42A, 42B) for covering a cavity (44A, 44B) of the sound port in a direction normal to a main plane (46) of the faceplate and a lateral sound opening (48A, 48B) in a wall (50A, 50B) extending substantially norma! to the main plane of the faceplate, with the cover element being elevated above the surface region (16) of the faceplate surrounding the cover element, and with the wall comprising the lateral sound opening extending between the cover element and the surface region of the faceplate surrounding the cover element, and wherein the shell is de