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hearing aid

noun

a compact electronic amplifier worn to improve one's hearing, usually placed in or behind the ear.

hearing aid

noun

a device for assisting the hearing of partially deaf people, typically consisting of a small battery-powered electronic amplifier with microphone and earphone, worn by a deaf person in or behind the ear

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hearing aid¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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Faith, also a sixth-grader at Reed, has a hearing aid and cochlear implants.

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Government documents, clothes, Amanda’s hearing aid supplies — they were all lost to the flames.

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Her left ear is damaged, and she wears a hearing aid.

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Wendy Martin, who is 68 and from Oxford, is "profoundly deaf" and uses a hearing aid.

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You’ll likely want to get an intuitive hearing aid that can be operated with minimal training via your smartphone, which carries the device’s controls.

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