A hearing aid includes a circuit board having a battery affixed thereon and a switch that utilizes a portion of the circuit board as a portion of the switch. In the direct drive pump, bearings or bushings are optimally spaced, taking into account various operational considerations such as load, path, pressure, and tension. The different types of sessions may include the traffic of many different types of users, such as e-mail, streaming video, voice-over-Internet and others. A second engaging element is formed on a second side of the first connecting member and releasably engaged with the other side of one of said handles of the other pair of scissors.